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I know what you're thinking, and no, the Streisand Effect isn't when you break out Barbra Streisand's
greatest hits and people join in, dancing uncontrollably as if bitten by the Streisand
bug.
But, in plain terms, the Streisand effect refers to when something is censored, but
in being censored, winds up getting more publicity in the process.
We've compiled ten instances of this unusual and often hilarious effect for your viewing
pleasure!
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10.
Uber in Central London When Uber rolled out, it caught the attention
of taxi drivers in the cities where it was accessible.
Las Vegas underwent a rather long back-and-forth before the city was able to settle the outrage
of its taxi union.
A similar scenario played out in many European cities when the ride share company came around,
and when taxi drivers protested, the response was not what they had envisioned.
When Uber came to Europe, it wasn't well known to the public.
So when the taxi drivers protested, they, in turn, provided much needed free advertising
for their rival.
While 10,000 drivers caused gridlock to places like central London, Uber saw a spike in downloads
of its mobile app.
9.
Samsung vs. Ghostlyrich After YouTube user GhostlyRich posted a video
of his freshly charred Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung stepped in with some very odd business
practices.
Though the company offered to replace the phone, it would only do so if GhostlyRich
removed the YouTube video and refrained from making future videos about the issue.
Oh, and GhostlyRich wasn't allowed to disclose the details of the settlement, either.
As you can see, it went exactly as Samsung planned.
GhostlyRich followed up with a video about Samsung's shady practices, which received
hundreds of thousands of views.
8.
AACS Encryption Key In short, the Advanced Access Content System
(AACS) Encryption Key was a security measure on HD DVDs and Blue-ray Discs to prevent the
use of circumvention technology.
In 2007, after the hexadecimal key was leaked on several smaller websites, the aggregate
news site Digg received a cease and desist letter, forcing it to remove traces of the
key and users that reposted it.
In response to the sudden legal attention being given to the AACS, Digg users continued
to post the key and turned to other sources to spread it.
Once news outlets started to cover the story, some even using the number while citing its
use on Digg, the AACS Encryption Key became widespread public knowledge.
7.
The Pirate Bay In 2012, the United Kingdom High Court attempted
to sever access to the torrenting website, The Pirate Bay.
It ruled that a selection of internet service providers were required to block subscriber
access to the website, which promoted the sharing of copywritten content.
The team at The Pirate Bay didn't expect the block to work and instead felt that the ruling
providing a bit of free advertising to the website.
After the ruling was made public, The Pirate Bay revealed that it had received an increase
of 12 million visitors.
6.
The Interview Seeing as how the whole plot of The Interview
was about assassinating Kim Jong-Un, it's understandable why North Korea wasn't too
pleased with it.
What the nation did wrong, however, was make such a big deal out of it.
There wasn't much anticipation over Sony's Seth Rogan and James Franco comedy, but when
North Korea publicly spoke out against Sony and the scene of Kim Jong-Un's death leaked
online and was quickly removed, everyone was suddenly interested.
Things got even weirder when Guardians of Peace hacked Sony and threatened deadly attacks
on theaters that screened The Interview, forcing major chains to pull the movie and George
R.R.
Martin to offer showings at his cinema.
Sony temporarily shelved the movie - before releasing it to a much larger audience than
it would have had the leaders of North Korea kept quiet.
5.
Amy's Baking Company Amy's Baking Company of Arizona wasn't a nationally
known establishment going into 2010, but after receiving a one-star review on Yelp, the owner
was sure to take care of that.
The customer's review complained of an undercooked pizza, an issue that surely even the best
pizza restaurants have from time to time.
In response to the review, the owner, Amy Bouzaglo, lambasted the customer, calling
him a "moron," a "loser," and "ugly."
By the time the restaurant wound up on Kitchen Nightmares more than two-years-later, it had
already earned national recognition for being the place to go, not for a good meal, but
for a sideshow. 4.
The Prisoners of Tunisia In 2007, the government of Tunisia blocked
general access to YouTube and Dailymotion when it was discovered that videos showing
political prisoners were posted.
Political activists and their supporters caught wind of the block and the reasoning why, and
turned it into a spectacle.
Rather than just protest, they took things a step farther and placed a Google Earth link
to the location of then-President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's palace on videos about civil
liberties.
Zine El Abidine's attempt to cover up the treatment of Tunisia's political prisoners
turned it into a global spectacle.
3.
The J-Law Leaks In 2014, Jennifer Lawrence became one of many
starlets that had private images of themselves leaked onto the internet.
Immediately after, a publicist announced that anyone that posted any of the stolen photos
would face the long arm of the law.
Unsurprisingly, the threat didn't work.
In fact, it spurred the creation of a hashtag: #LeakforJLaw.
From there, things just got out of hand, especially after 4Chan tried to hinder any posting of
the images without realizing that if even just one pixel was changed, users could work
around the block.
2.
The Beyonce Photos If you've spent any amount of time on the
internet, you know which photos we're talking about.
Admittedly, they're not at all flattering, but what does one think is going to happen
when they request that images remain private?
You guessed it - they get even more press!
The images in question came from her performance at the Super Bowl XLVII Half Time Show in
2013.
When Buzzfeed published the string of photos showing an animated Beyonce, her publicists
went to work respectfully requesting that they be removed.
We all know Buzzfeed's thirst for views, however, so of course, they republished them in a separate
buzz-worthy post along with the e-mail request.
From there, they circulated through many other outlets.
1.
Barbra Streisand It's not that we've saved the best for last,
but we certainly saved the most important.
This 2003 incident is where the "effect" gets its name and actually does involve famed performer
Barbra Streisand.
California Coastal Records Project photographer Kenneth Adelman had taken 12,000 images of
the California coastline to study erosion in the area, inadvertently capturing Streisand's
modest estate in the process.
When Streisand sued Adelman over the unauthorized photo to keep it private, fearing it provided
a layout for potential criminals, four people had viewed it on Adelman's website.
After the $10 million suit went public and news outlets started running the story, the
image started to receive millions of views.
In the end, a Los Angeles judge dismissed the case.
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