Whether it’s banning books or preventing Macklemore from touring, silencing artists often backfires

A large-scale study of library circulation finds that attempts to censor books often boost their readership.

作者以Macklemore被移出巡演和美国的禁书潮为例，说明压制行为常常反而放大被压制对象的关注度。基于38个州18个月的图书馆借阅数据，研究发现被禁书籍的借阅量平均上升12%，且效应主要集中于知名度较低的作者。