A Streisand Effect is what happens when attempts at censorship or erasure have the counter-productive result of drawing positive attention to the Bad Thing in question. In the Soviet Union, state-sanctioned atheism led to a backlash in religious belief. In religious communities, the banning of secular knowledge enshrines it as dangerous and therefore true, leading adherents to leave the fold upon discovering it.
Are Your Beliefs A Streisand Effect?
Are Your Beliefs A Streisand Effect?
Are Your Beliefs A Streisand Effect?
A Streisand Effect is what happens when attempts at censorship or erasure have the counter-productive result of drawing positive attention to the Bad Thing in question. In the Soviet Union, state-sanctioned atheism led to a backlash in religious belief. In religious communities, the banning of secular knowledge enshrines it as dangerous and therefore true, leading adherents to leave the fold upon discovering it.