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what's the name of this movement?

what's the name of this movement?

Posted May 6, 2012 10:30 UTC (Sun) by rwst (guest, #84121)
Parent article: Linux Format censored over 'Learn to Hack' feature (bit-tech)

How do you call it when

* an old-school magician barely palms something and now your attention is truly fixed to the spot where things don't happen
* a woman barely shows... never mind
* a company denies something noone was interested before but now...

There must be a name for this pattern.


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what's the name of this movement?

Posted May 6, 2012 18:57 UTC (Sun) by branden (subscriber, #7029) [Link]

If I understand your meaning, that phenomenon is called the Streisand Effect.

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