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ポジキャン

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ポジキャン (pojikyan) is a Japanese internet abbreviation of ポジティブキャンペーン, "positive campaign": deliberate spreading of favourable information or praise about a person, work or product, the opposite of ネガキャン. It is often used by critics who suspect a campaign is organised. The same abbreviation also names an unrelated camber setup in radio-controlled drifting; this entry is the internet sense.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""People accused the fan account of ポジキャン, but it may just have been genuine praise.""

LORE & ORIGIN

The term reads as ポジティブ (positive) plus キャンペーン (campaign), mirroring ネガキャン (negative campaign). No dictionary or news page reached documents ポジキャン in this sense, and no dated first use is documented; the meaning here is built from its components and the better-documented ネガキャン. Whether a given case is a real organised campaign or ordinary fan enthusiasm is usually a matter of suspicion by other users. A Weblio page for the same spelling covers only the RC-drift meaning. The related ステマ entries cover undisclosed promotion more generally.

FIRST SEEN
Unknown (no dated first use documented)
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2010s onward (Japanese social media)
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang

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