The Streisand effect

The Streisand effect
The Streisand effect

Describes how efforts to suppress a piece of online.

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.


Collateral Freedom: how we thwart censorship

Reporters Without Borders is launching “Operation Collateral Freedom”. To combat online censorship, Reporters Without Borders is unblocking access to news websites in order to make them available in the 11 countries where they are currently banned. In an original initiative designed to circumvent website (...)

12 May 2015


"India’s Daughter" the film banned by India

India’s Daughter (Banned By Indian Government). Director: Leslee Udwin - Series Editor: Nick Fraser. Originally, the BBC had decided to show it on March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day, but suddenly decided to advance it even as a storm was raging in India, saying it will enable viewers to see this (...)

8 March 2015


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OfflRouter Malware Evades Detection in Ukraine for Almost a Decade

Select Ukrainian government networks have remained infected with a malware called OfflRouter since 2015. Cisco Talos said its findings are based on an (...)

18 April

The Proton Blog

Is your Chrome password manager actually secure?

If you take your online security seriously you’re probably using a password manager, but is your Chrome password manager actually secure?

18 April

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6 Phone Management Tips When Traveling Abroad

By Owais Sultan Phones are a major reason why travelling is more accepted and comfortable than ever before. First of all,… This is a post from (...)

18 April

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Xiid SealedTunnel: Unfazed by Yet Another Critical Firewall Vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400)

Zero Knowledge Networking vendor shrugs off firewall flaw In the wake of the recent disclosure… Xiid SealedTunnel: Unfazed by Yet Another Critical (...)

17 April

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