A licence plate from Nevada has caused a commotion on the internet when its slogan, which reads “Go back to California,” became extremely popular on Facebook and received more than eighty thousand likes.

Nevertheless, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has requested that the licence plate be recalled at this time.

There has always been a lot of interest in the phenomenon of personalised licence plates. Some of the plates that have been rejected (such as SAUC3D and RAMP4GE) hint at content that is offensive or improper,
while others (such as F4K3 T4XI and BUYAGRAM) suggest that they are associated with illegal acts. It is interesting to note that men are more likely to be interested in personalised plates; nevertheless,
the review group that is responsible for determining whether or not an application is appropriate does not deem all applications to be suitable.

The ability of social media to transform seemingly little incidents into extraordinary phenomena on a global scale is demonstrated by this viral incidence.

Something that began as a creative camouflage for a licence plate has now garnered the attention of thousands of people, demonstrating inventiveness and humour in ways that were not expected.

In a time when the digital world is becoming increasingly intertwined with the real world, events like these bring to light the unpredictability of the culture of the internet.

The person who was responsible for the controversial plate has left an indelible mark on the world of the internet, regardless of whether or not they intended to do so.