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'Coldplaygate' is the latest sensation in internet and particularly on the social media platforms. What happened with Astronomer's former CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot during a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Wednesday night is stark reminder that cameras are everywhere and a moment can possibly ruin professional careers and personal lives.A spokesperson for Astronomer on Friday night after the company issued a statement saying Byron had been placed on leave and that the company's chief product officer, Peter DeJoy, would serve as interim CEO. On Saturday afternoon, Astronomer issued another statement saying that Byron had resigned and that the board of directors would begin a search for his replacement.The incident, which has dominated social media, was a stark reminder of how quickly things can spread thanks to social media and how cameras are surrounding people at all times. That is especially true at large concerts where fans are often recording snippets or streaming them on social media. Case in point: The video of Wednesday's interaction was posted by a concertgoer with a modest TikTok following. But thanks to the power of that app's algorithm, it had more than 77 million views as of Friday evening.It took only a few seconds of video for Byron and Cabot to thoroughly dominate internet discourse and become an instant meme, which many have called "Coldplaygate." From there, it turned into a broader discussion of privacy and why they had been wrong to assume they would not be seen and, potentially, recorded."If you're in a public place, there is absolutely no expectation of privacy," said Charles Lindsey, an associate professor of marketing at University at Buffalo School of Management. "When you're in a public place, whether it be a public park, a store, a concert, there are cameras, and if it's on camera, you can't take it back," she stated.That lesson had been learned by plenty of people before this incident.There was the time in May when the door of a plane carrying French President Emmanuel Macron had just been opened by staff in Hanoi, Vietnam, when his wife, Brigitte Macron, pushed him in the face. When he looked up and noticed a camera filming the scene from outside, he waved. The video quickly gained traction online, leading to a flurry of interpretations.In 2024, there was a great deal of debate over a woman posting videos on TikTok in which she assumed she was witnessing an extramarital affair taking place on a plane.And there was the infamous Met Gala elevator incident in 2014, where Solange Knowles was seen attacking Jay-Z while her sister, Beyoncé, stood watching and a bodyguard tried to restore order. The security-cam footage leaked to TMZ, and it became fodder for the public."We live in a very intrusive world, in terms of cameras and digital footprints," Lindsey said. "It can take 10 or 20 years to build a reputation, and you can lose it in a moment," she said.A1. Astronomer Inc's chief product officer, Peter DeJoy, would serve as interim CEO.A2. Astronomer is a data infrastructure company that works with companies to manage and automate data.
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