Most of the time, we see that the information that is harmful for countries, companies, people or values is tried to be eliminated before it reaches the majority. But this effort to eradicate completely backfires at times. In this content, we have explained this situation known as the Streissand effect.
Technology today is incredible. rapid development And thanks to the ubiquitous accessibility of the internet, living in different places cannot cut off communication between people. In such situations, people can access information at extraordinary speed and able to spread gathers on social media.
Social media platforms or the internet in general from any point accessibilityinformation from well-known celebrities, companies, government executives, and more critical makes it. When something spreads that harms their reputation or that they just don’t want to be seen, these people naturally try to eliminate it immediately. But at times it backfires. Streisand effect takes place.
Where does the name of this Streisand effect come from?
The roots of this situation, which has examples from all over the world, including our country, date back to 2003. As for the event that will trigger its exit; american photographer Kenneth Adelmantaking place off the coast of Malibu, California to erosion He photographs these shores to attract attention.
Although the purpose of the photographer here is to attract the attention of the authorities 12,000 of your photos singer and actress, including his own home Barbra Streisandagainst Adelman for breach of privacy. 50 million dollars is suing. However, the court decides that the photographer had no intention of shooting undercover and that it did not appear to be something that would be considered as a violation of his private life.
As a result, the effort to remove the photos(!) of Streisand’s house almost backfires and with this case spreading to the masses. On top of that, Streisand to the photographer. from 150 thousand dollars have to pay more. With the passage of time, this Streisand effect is named.
Let’s take a look at the prominent examples:
Actions taken by taxi drivers to prevent Uber from getting ahead of them:
We do not intend to disparage taxi drivers or glorify Uber. does not exist but the events that took place, rather than destroying Uber, increased his reputation a fact. Moreover, this situation occurred not only in our country, but also in different parts of the world.
The statement made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2014, “We will root out Twitter”:
Today, it is still debated how well social media is used. But this freedom of expression It is a different topic of discussion that requires us to include issues such as: President Erdogan’s words caused a decrease in the number of Twitter users. to react had caused.
Requesting removal of photos taken from the Super Bowl performance of famous singer Beyoncé in 2013:
These photos were shared under the title of ‘Fiercest Moments’. Kindly asked to remove the photos from the site with 33 photos. Sharing photos later Buzzfeeddemanded their removal. including the mail reposted.
As a result, the photos, which did not attract much attention at first, were shared again. to large audiences spread.
Galaxy S4 tension between Samsung and YouTuber ghostlyrich:
in this case ghostlyrichto the YouTube channel Galaxy S4 He had uploaded a video showing his model catching fire for no reason. YouTuber, who later reached Samsung, remove the video and offered to send a new phone in exchange for not loading similar content.
He talked about this situation in a video he uploaded later and said that Samsung was not enough about security. not providing support and therefore he did not give confidence. this video more than 1 million Reaching out to people greatly damaged Samsung’s reputation.
How to circumvent the massive amount of censorship imposed by China through VPN, which has become popular over time:
Those in government or the head of media outlets do things they don’t want the public to see. censoredbut these censors via VPN It caused a huge backlash when it was passed. Thanks to this situation, which emerged in 2018 with a study on the answers received from Chinese internet users on social media, we are now free from unnecessary and false censorship. more people know.
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History is full of such different examples. In proportion to this, although the people who have a say at the beginning of these events are more conscious, we still encounter such events. You can share what you can show as an example of this situation in the comments section.
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