Saturday, November 16, 2013

Backdate 15.11.2013: The Streisand Effect

I've learned what was the Streisand Effect yesterday.

The Streisand Effect, in my own words means a situation, when the more you suppress or prevent the spread of a news or information, the faster it gets spread.

The Streisand Effect was coined because Babara Streisand tried to suppress photos of her Malibu residence. But the more she tried the more wide spread her photos were.

Back here in Malaysia, we have our own Streisand effect too.

Ernest Zacharevic, a Lithuanian street artist started with this controversial art.

http://mob.com.my/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=54a61ed9-8133-40d3-83a6-566322f8298c

It certainly raised some eyebrows, especially the government. Why? Because this is Malaysia.

Some Malaysians tried to foil the attempt of the local municipal by adding a policeman.





http://mk-cdn.mkini.net/693/57fd657c0b4dd00a072d3d420b35a35e.jpg

But too bad, our local municipal are too immature to see things on a very shallow perspective.

But then, here comes the Streisand Effect, which has now propelled Malaysia into the international limelight. I hope now you understand what a Streisand effect is, with a real life local situation in Bolehland.



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