It is interesting that Stewart Baker, the Washington Post Legal, was the first to bring attention to the algorithmic assessment concerning public figures. Astonishingly, Google believed that Pop singer Rihanna was famous rather than the singer's legal name. I agree that google shows a gap which separates the existing and needed knowledge concerning public figures. John is brilliant because the article talks about what happens in the real world regarding public figures' influence towards people. Some people are influenced and want to live the life they see on the internet, which gives them too much pressure resulting in depression or other mental illnesses.
Celebrities can have a positive or negative influence on the youth. Most of them serve as role models but can also be a bad influence on those under age; for example, some singers and actors show harmful content that influences body image and might encourage substance use that affects and influences teens. Some celebrities have equivocal impacts on public health; most of them can be medical advisors but have a substantial influence (Hoffman & Tan, 2015).Therefore, teachers and parents can use the entry points of some celebrities’ stories to discuss their personal choices and health issues. People should consider the need for guidance on the interpretation of the influences of celebrities, and adults should be responsible for how young individuals process what they hear or see from public figures.
The internet can be very addictive, but celebrities or public figures can psychologically affect someone, for example, through endorsements. Most public figures work with so many companies by helping them market their products; reducing my personal use of the internet may solve issues such as being subconscious about the products they are endorsing. Buying goods promoted by a public figure they admire will entice similar individuals into their lives.
Knowing how celebrities affect individuals, positively or negatively, may help when seeing or hearing some of their content on social media. Their unhealthy content, which influences body image and some encouragement of substance use or violence, may affect how I usually use social media to avoid the destructive influence of their platforms.
Some individuals are influenced and want a life like celebrities or public figures they see on social media. Some of their personal lives might put too much pressure on wanting to live the same life, resulting in depression or other mental illnesses. Individuals affected should consider the need for guidance on the interpretation of public figures' influences, and guardians should be responsible and ready to help when the life of public figures programs young individuals.
References:
- Hoffman, S. J., & Tan, C. (2015). Biological, psychological and social processes that explain celebrities’ influence on patients’ health-related behaviors. Archives of Public Health, 73(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-3258-73-3
- Cheney-Lippold, J. (2019). We are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves. New York University Press.
With your opinion on celebrity, I also believe that it can be harmful especially to the youth because they have less perception of what's good and bad than the adults, and with the age of technology, most children have already accessed the Internet since they were at least six or seven years old, so the exposure to celebrity content is unavoidable. Therefore, there needs to be proper education from the surrounding people to avoid bad influences or worse depression and mental illness like you mentioned.
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