I think you’re headed in the right direction, yes: people can only experience psychological reactance when they are aware that information is being suppressed, and most information suppression is successful (in that the information is suppressed and the suppression attempt is covert). In the instances where the suppression attempt is overt, a number of factors determine whether the “Streisand Effect” occurs (the novelty/importance of the information, the number of people who notice the suppression attempt, the traits/values/interests/influence of the people that notice the suppression attempt, whether it’s a slow news day, etc.). I think survivorship bias is relevant to the extent that it leads people to overestimate how often the Streisand Effect occurs in response to attempts to suppress information. Does that sound about right to you?
I think you’re headed in the right direction, yes: people can only experience psychological reactance when they are aware that information is being suppressed, and most information suppression is successful (in that the information is suppressed and the suppression attempt is covert). In the instances where the suppression attempt is overt, a number of factors determine whether the “Streisand Effect” occurs (the novelty/importance of the information, the number of people who notice the suppression attempt, the traits/values/interests/influence of the people that notice the suppression attempt, whether it’s a slow news day, etc.). I think survivorship bias is relevant to the extent that it leads people to overestimate how often the Streisand Effect occurs in response to attempts to suppress information. Does that sound about right to you?