The question ended up on the multicollider (AKA hot network questions list).

Once a question is on the list, it gets way more exposure than normal, and a hot topic like copyright is likely to cause exponential growth in views for a short period.

This happens (or used to) for questions about swear words on EL&U.

For more information see: What are the criteria for questions to be selected for Hot Network Questions?

The question ended up on the multicollider (AKA hot network questions list).

Once a question is on the list, it gets way more exposure than normal, and a hot topic like copyright is likely to cause exponential growth in views for a short period.

This happens (or used to) for questions about swear words on EL&U.

For more information see: What are the criteria for questions to be selected for Hot Network Questions?

The question ended up on the multicollider (AKA hot network questions list).

Once a question is on the list, it gets way more exposure than normal, and a hot topic like copyright is likely to cause exponential growth in views for a short period.

This happens (or used to) for questions about swear words on EL&U.

For more information see: How are questions in the 'hot' tab on a site selected?

The question ended up on the multicollider (AKA hot network questions list).

Once a question is on the list, it gets way more exposure than normal, and a hot topic like copyright is likely to cause exponential growth in views for a short period.

This happens (or used to) for questions about swear words on EL&U.

For more information see: What are the criteria for questions to be selected for Hot Network Questions?