Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian are among the biggest celebs being blocked en masse on social media — and it all has to do with the Israel-Palestine war, among other issues.
The two superstars — who are, ironically, archenemies — have been losing a crap ton of followers on Instagram and other platforms over the past several days, which is in line with a broader trend that’s sweeping the internet right now … namely, boycotting stars.
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You might’ve heard about this at this point — especially after the Met Gala … when the whole movement kicked into high gear and normies mobilized to block A-listers far and wide.
The reason fans are unfollowing their favorite celebs now mostly has to do with the situation in Gaza — where there’s an ongoing conflict and lots of destruction … and where many believe Hollywood’s elite haven’t shed enough light and spoken up in favor of Palestine.
You don’t have to follow them to block them. Kim Kardashian just lost 3 million followers. pic.twitter.com/ddLDhQU44Y
— carol leonard (@laughingcat2016) May 9, 2024
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Reports citing social media trackers claim that in the wake of this campaign — which is all over TikTok now, and trickling into Instagram — claim that Kim and Taylor have lost the most amount of followers out of all the A-listers … we’re talking upwards of 100,00 each.
Now, considering they both have millions upon millions of people following their accounts … it’s relatively small potatoes and not all that significant — but the longer it goes on, the more it might have an effect … which is what these people are hoping for in their long-term goal.
A longtime Taylor Swift fan explains why she is disgusted with #TaylorSwift 🛩️ and why she is blocking her – I agree with everything she says in this video.
Block @taylorswift13 #blockout2024 #FreePalestine ✊🇵🇸🪁 pic.twitter.com/5EUEf9quvR
— Free Palestine (@WildernessWypt) May 10, 2024
@WildernessWypt
They’re thinking that if these celebs lose a bunch of followers, it’ll ultimately affect their bottom line by impacting the amount of money they receive for sponsored posts, etc. To be frank though … it remains to be seen if this is actually going to do what they’re aiming for.
Another layer to this is regular folks protesting against class disparity in general — and calling out celebs for not using their platform/resources enough to help the world … so there’s that.
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In terms of how Kim and Taylor have both reacted to the war in the Middle East … it’s mostly been crickets from each of them — although Kim recently chirped up and said everyone deserves to be free when a pro-Palestine protester interrupted her event in Germany.
Taylor, meanwhile, really hasn’t said a damn thing either way — although, her “Eras” tour movie continued playing in Israel after the Oct. 7 attacks and the ugly fallout thereafter.
It seems both of their reactions (or non-reactions) to the turmoil isn’t sitting well with a lot of young people online — and now, they’re trying to hurt them with a lowered follower count.
Like we said … both ladies probably aren’t even aware of this. Have at it, we suppose. 🤷🏽♂️