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Fiendish Thingy

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1. It's called the "Streisand" effect

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 09:10 AM

14 hrs ago

Somebody (Google Earth) took aerial photos of Streisand’s Malibu home. She sued to get the photo removed, and suddenly millions of people were looking at the photos, where there was little interest before.

She lost the suit.

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Something from childhood analogous to the 2026 Texas Democratic Primary [View all] Chasstev365 14 hrs ago OP

It's called the "Streisand" effect Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #1

aka the "Streisand Effect" ... eppur_se_muova 6 hrs ago #2