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被移出巡演和美國的禁書潮為例，說明壓制行為常常反而放大被壓制對象的關注度。基於38個州18個月的圖書館借閱數據，研究發現被禁書籍的借閱量平均上升12%，且效應主要集中於知名度較低的作者。