Many people have been stepping away from social media lately, but some of them seem to be coming back quickly as well. People have been coming and going from Facebook, Instagram, and more as Internet toxicity gets to them, but popular YouTuber Olajide Olayinka “KSI” Olatunji apparently couldn't stay away from Twitter for long.
KSI recently confirmed he would be taking a hiatus from Twitter due to spreading "cancel culture," but now he has changed his mind and will be using the platform periodically. KSI's popularity based off YouTube led him into celebrity boxing and public feuds, eventually resulting in him accruing over six million Twitter followers.
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With a big following comes big responsibility, and it looks like social media may be getting to KSI as he tries to decide how much of it he wishes to use. The YouTuber announced on March 25 that he’d be leaving Twitter, and KSI further elaborated on the reasoning behind his decision in a follow-up video on March 28. However, he returned by April 3, resulting in a week of inactivity but nothing to write home about. During his hiatus, KSI still used the platform to promote his musical career, but he significantly reduced his overall Twitter footprint.
“I just think it’s crazy that the standard people have over [on Twitter], especially with people who are well known or famous,” KSI said in his March 28 video. “They expect you to be perfect [and to] literally [make] no mistakes, [or have] no problems ever as if we’re not human.”
Countless KSI fans were shocked by his stepping away from Twitter back in March, but those fans were delighted to see his return so soon. Many people are speculating that KSI left partly in response to the backlash he faced after being accused of making transphobic jokes during a recent Jackbox stream. While the popular YouTuber claimed Twitter has changed for the worse in recent years, it seems he has returned for the foreseeable future.
Thanks to documentaries such as The Social Dilemma and The New Corporation, social media enthusiasts are growing skeptical of the platforms. KSI is among a movement of Twitter users that are resisting the direction that the platform is going in. Twitter is a platform where people will know if and when someone says something wrong, and it seems KSI possibly wasn't ready to be put on a pedestal.
Despite his disappointment with Twitter, KSI continued to promote his music, showing the importance of the platform for marketing purposes. While the YouTuber was quick to leave the platform because of "cancel culture" and the social aspect of social media, he also showed the functional need for Twitter for performance artists.
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