The Streisand Effect: Why Hiding Information Backfires Streisand effect, phenomenon in which an attempt to censor, hide, or otherwise draw attention away from something only serves to attract more attention to it. The name derives from American singer and actress Barbra Streisand’s lawsuit against a photographer in 2003, which drew attention to the photo she was suing to have … Continue reading The Streisand Effect: Why Hiding Information Backfires