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badvocacy en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of bad + advocacy.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Negative comments and disparagement of a person or organization that is spread online or by word of mouth.
    • This "badvocacy” relationship, a term coined by Amanda Taub (2012), relies on stereotypes and limited points of view and exploits the do-gooding imperative to push for simple solutions to simplified problems. 2021, Alexandra Cosima Budabin, Lisa Ann Richey, Batman Saves the Congo:
    • Today, this advocacy or ‘badvocacy’ is often the loudest voice out there – 83% of global respondents say they completely or somewhat trust the recommendations of friends and family. 2017 June 6, Mark Davies, “Guiding principles to navigate the Customer 4.0 revolution”, in Consultancy.uk:
    • Badvocacy can be small and sneak up on you or can be big and take you by storm. 2014, Deborah Gonzalez, Managing Online Risk: Apps, Mobile, and Social Media Security, page 65:
    • It has also occasionally arisen in the broader human rights context, with the ‘badvocacy’ controversy surrounding Invisible Children’s ‘Kony 2012’ campaign as one good example . 2019 July, Dustin N. Sharp, “Through a Glass, Darkly: Three Important Conversations for Human Rights Professionals”, in Journal of Human Rights Practice, volume 11, number 2: