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Ocelot II

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9. The Streisand Effect probably will become operative now.

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 08:35 PM

Dec 22

"The Streisand effect describes a situation where an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information results in the unintended consequence of the effort instead increasing public awareness of the information." People who don't normally watch 60 Minutes are likely to watch the segment on line just to figure out why it was pulled.

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The Streisand Effect probably will become operative now. Ocelot II Dec 22 #9

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Download it and spread it on social media. doublethink Dec 22 #15

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