abstract:The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet.
Ironically, the ban would create something like the Streisandeffect for Bitcoin generating an awareness for entire new demographic groups and new classes of society.
Thanks to Digg's rebels, the HD-DVD encryption code has become another victim of the "Streisand effect, " an increasingly common backlash that occurs when someone tries to muzzle information on the Web.
They had quite clearly never heard of the StreisandEffect, the idea that attempting to prevent someone from disseminating information on the internet just makes everyone decide to look out for that very information.
