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AG Baby shares his thoughts on responding to internet trolls.
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‘You can’t disrespect me and expect me to keep quiet’ – Adekunle Gold
Nigeria’s leading Afro-pop sensation, Adekunle Gold aka AG Baby has shared his thoughts on how to handle trolls on the internet.
With his increasing social media presence and the recent publication of his remarkable fifth album, “Tequila Ever After,” Adekunle Gold has had to cope with online bullies.
The “Wrong Person” hitmaker said in an interview with Beats FM that he doesn’t feel restricted from replying to trolls because of his fame and that he has every right to do so.
The award-winning musician, who just dropped his fifth critically lauded album, “Tequila Ever After,” has experienced some unpleasant remarks on Twitter, usually from anonymous accounts, like other famous people.
“The part that annoys me the most is when people say don’t respond… If you’re stupid enough to use your @ and say something and expect me not to respond,” Adekunle Gold says about giving trolls a piece of his mind.
The constant needless attacks from faceless accounts led Adekunle Gold to wish for the days before social media where access to celebrities wasn’t just a tweet away.
“I really missed the days when we looked up to our celebrities and there was no access to them. Now you’re just one @ away from being disrespected.”
AG Baby acknowledges that there is a positive side to social media despite the unfavourable aspect of celebrities having unfettered access to it, as it provides a chance to interact with fans.
In the end, Adekunle wants the public to understand that famous people are still people, and there is a limit to how much insulting language they can take.
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