Elle Darby's old tweets

[AdultCat]

I don't follow Elle Darby but am aware of her on Instagram. I came across her on TikTok after loads of her old tweets have been shared. So hateful and angry, the tweets are really nasty.
Has anyone else seen them? She's turned all her comments off and seems to be staying quiet!

Also couldn't give a shit if someone like her gets piled on. She deserves it. She should be prosecuted for hate speech.

I think when people tar all influencers with the same brush it's because it's not a job, is it? People being elevated to celebrity status based on nothing much more than knowing how to manipulate algorithms and being good with filters.

I'm sure you're a very nice person but In my view influencers just sit about on social media and take free stuff which they use to try and sell to their followers.

Just the word ‘influencer’ makes me roll my eyes, sorry.

It is a job, a marketing job, you’re selling yourself as a brand the poster above has clearly outlined their brand.

It might be a job, but the whole industry is toxic, just like normal advertising is.

Influencers (and other advertisers for that matter) don't make anyone feel good - they make their money from exploiting people's feelings of insecurity, anxieties and inadequacy. If that floats your boat, fine, but I wouldn't be able to feel proud of a career like that.

The fact is that if everyone was confident, happy and secure in themselves, influencers would go broke, because no-one would follow them.

The job exists because of unhappy people beating themselves up, and consequently buying stuff, in order to try to meet the (utterly fake and impossible) standards they see on social media. Whether it's about beauty, fashion, travel or 'wellness', it's all selling an illusion.

Companies don't pay you because you promote something good. They pay you because you sell their product. You could be promoting the healthiest image ever - they'd drop you the minute the sale stop.

That is the industry.

So sorry got the spelling words, I’i have covid and the exhaustion is real 😂

Anyone who influences others to buy things is unethical, in my view.

Influencers are salespeople. I despise that whole industry.

There’s honestly some brilliant people out there that will make you feel good, it’s definitely worth unfollowing and avoiding those that make you feel any less about yourself

My last piece of advice is if someone online makes you feel bad about yourself, please h or them and stop looking at these things, that’s why I stopped buying magazines.

I don't follow any of it, thanks. I don't do Insta, or Twitter, and am pretty happy as a result. It's not just influencers - I switch off adverts on the TV/websites etc. for exactly the same reason.

Influencers (and other advertisers for that matter) don't make anyone feel good - they make their money from exploiting people's feelings of insecurity, anxieties and inadequacy. If that floats your boat, fine, but I wouldn't be able to feel proud of a career like that.

Exactly. Influencing other people to buy shit on social media and calling it a career isnt worthy of the praise you seem to think you're due. Must be a shock to go on a different platform to Instagram and find that not everyone thinks influencers are performing a valuable service.

I think people ‘target’ influencers because marketing cooperations etc are faceless, people are not savvy enough to realise influencers are selling them something, and when they do realise it they feel like they have been lied to.

I understand that the out and out ADs are all declared but I think it is more complex that that, that’s why people make personal remarks about the person ie morals etc and there a tattle threads.

Never heard of her ( even though she's from my neck of the woods ) I doubt I'm her demographic though.

I've just had a look though her tweets and they are utterly vile. What a horrid lady she is, don't buy the 'oh she was only 15' thing either. It makes me wonder what I put her parents had to make her so unpleasant?

I have a lot of girls thanking me for my comments, I’m a size 12 and like to show fashion on my (non edited) body rather than only ever seeing these things on a size 6 girl with huge boobs

And that doesn't scream a toxic industry to be a part of to you? Have you been paid to travel during the pandemic whilst some are on their arse and can only dream of having a holiday- is that really aspirational and making people feel good, or is it making them feel shite? Fine if you enjoy it, good for you, but its a bit rich to try and make out there's some good in an industry that largely benefits from people's insecurities.

The ASA published researched that showed the public found it difficult to identify adverts on social media and often didn’t understand the words ‘ad’ and ‘aff’ particularly well. Then there’s the issue that plenty of influencers don’t disclose adverts prominently and correctly. I remember when the ASA and CAP code were brought in plenty of influencers were against it because they had to mark more posts of ads and knew their engagement would be affected. Because most only care about the huge sums of money they make rather than being compliant for their audiences benefit.

I don’t have an issue with people working as influencers but it’s a fallacy to deny there are some deep rooted issues with transparency of ads and the ethics around some of the selling practices e.g constant pushing of aff links, hauls, monetising children, buying followers, buying likes, bots, commenting pods, filters, photoshopping, promoting dangerous products like detox teas, pushing crypto etc.

That’s why a lot of people have an issue with the industry. But as soon as you say this you get an influencer telling you you’re wrong and implying you’re a bad person. The psychological tricks are very interesting.

I have always got Regina George vibes from #elledarby to be fair.

Stop trying to make fetch happen.. elle