Comments on: Big Bullies in the Publishing World https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/02/10/big-bullies-in-the-publishing/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:18:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/02/10/big-bullies-in-the-publishing/#comment-530760 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:18:34 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/02/10/big-bullies-in-the-publishing/#comment-530760 So, if I try to squelch my blog, will I get more readers?

]]> By: Colin M https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/02/10/big-bullies-in-the-publishing/#comment-530759 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:12:18 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/02/10/big-bullies-in-the-publishing/#comment-530759 This phenomenon is so common on the internet that it has a name (and of course, a Wikipedia article):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_Effect

“The Streisand effect is a phenomenon on the Internet where an attempt to censor or remove a piece of information backfires, causing the information to be widely publicized.”

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