Friday 30th January 2026
    Difficulty: Medium

    The Streisand effect (#1,169)

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    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.

    1. What did Barbra Streisand try to repress, which led to many more people becoming aware of it than before?

    2. In 2023, which world header sought to ban a BBC documentary that was critical of him, leading to an increase in viewings of the programme?

    3. Which footballer was mocked by the UK press for his failure to understand the Streisand effect, after filing a lawsuit against Twitter in 2011?

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