A tech guru is waging a war on major media outlets across three continents, hiring a “media assassin” law firm to kill stories connecting him to “hacks-for-hire” controversy.

    • Herbal Gamer
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      11 months ago

      Streisand Effect is a story becoming big because it’s being surpressed. Not a promo deal.

    • OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I think by “Streisand effect, Engage” he is saying that the world has now engaged in the Streisand effect, not that he himself is activating the entirety of the internet and media to start pushing the idea.

      • El Barto@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        That’s not how I interpreted it. I would accept what you’re saying if OP said “engaged” instead of “engage.”