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‘Stop sending butt plugs to Bahrain’: Toronto sex store receives letters from U.S. Department of War (www.ctvnews.ca)

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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

I don't think Bahrain cares how many buttplugs they sell in other countries, so I wouldn't call it a Streisand effect

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[–] khannie@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

The Streisand effect is them receiving more by drawing attention to it.

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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago

That's not what it means. You need a party actively trying to censor or hide information to be a Streisand effect, this is just accidental marketing.

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