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Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by aliteralrobot on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @08:16AM (#19367384)
> a forced Streisand

For those who didn’t catch the reference, this is referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by bovermyer on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @08:34AM (#19367491)
Thanks for the link. I'd never heard of this being called a "Streisand effect" before.
Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by tome on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @08:49AM (#19367579)
Ironically, that's evidence agaist its existence as an effect.
Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by bovermyer on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @09:00AM (#19367662)
The phenomenon described is common - making a noticeable effort to hide something draws more attention to what you're trying to hide.

Attributing it to a specific individual seems a little weird to me. It'd be like calling lashing out in anger "the Depp effect."

Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by phyzome on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @09:05AM (#19367690)
Phenomena get named. Good names are in short supply. Names of individuals are used as an easy cultural shorthand.
Re:Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for... by bovermyer on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @09:57AM (#19368133)
Yes, but that then adds a communication barrier. There are more universal ways to describe what happened.