The “Strisand Effect” has probably hit your ears more than once. It is a phenomenon in which, as a result of attempts to conceal some information, it is disseminated on a large scale. The term comes from the name of the famous American, Barbara Streisand, the author of such hits as “No More Tears” or “The Way We Were”, who in the first half of the 2000s demanded the removal of photos of her property from the Internet space.
She demanded compensation. It had the opposite effect
When pictopia.com published the photo of the Streisand mansion in Malibu, a lawsuit was filed almost immediately against the site’s owner and photographer Kenneth Adelman, who was the author of the photo. had a number of claims. She claimed that her privacy and home were violated, for which she demanded as much as 50 million dollars in damages and the removal of the photo from a public database. She said this put her at risk. psychofans. Ultimately, the application was considered to her disadvantage, which meant that she had to pay all the costs related to the hearing. The case immediately gained publicity, and the famous shot, which was the subject of the dispute, quickly spread around the world. This started the “Streisand effect”, the examples of which are countless today.
These Polish stars fell victim to the “Strisand Effect”. Who are we talking about?
One of the most recent in the domestic industry is the lawsuit against Piotr Krysiak. The presenter accused the writer of harming her good name and image in the second part of the book by providing untrue information. Therefore, she sought to block the sale of the title until the case was settled by the court, but her request was refused. The scandal quickly gained publicity, and the title quickly gained popularity, which translated into a significant increase in sales. The effect achieved turned out to be completely opposite to the intended one.
He also fell victim to the “Strisand effect”. One of the most famous Polish footballers is often the object of the so-called funny memes. Some time ago, his cooperation with the Oshee company, of which he was an ambassador for a long time, ended. His place was taken by tennis player Iga Świątek. Internet users immediately began to joke that a much younger friend bit him, adding that his image and position were beginning to decline. The topic was also picked up by the creators of the satirical portal Kwejk, where mocking graphics appeared on this issue. What was the athlete’s reaction? He demanded a correction, which of course appeared on the site, contributing to even greater popularity of the controversial topic and graphics.
Source: Gazeta
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