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by Dalewyn 870 days ago
The Streisand Effect is in full force alright: I never even heard of "Appin" until this thread.
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satori99 870 days ago
It was Techdirt founder, Mike Masnick, who first coined the term Streisand Effect 19 years ago:

https://www.techdirt.com/2005/01/05/since-when-is-it-illegal...

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2024throwaway 870 days ago
Or Rajat Khare. Noted sleezebag.
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Animats 870 days ago
Right. Now it's on Techdirt, Columbia Journalism Review, MuckRock, Politico, Daily Beast, Wikipedia, Wired...
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wolverine876 870 days ago
That means they were effective (or you are generally missing important news). Reuters didn't stand up to them, as of maybe a week ago, and took down a story.
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