Followed by more than 21 million subscribers, the tiktokeur Brody Wellmaker is an identified figure in the Chinese social network. However, in a video posted on Wednesday, August 24 and viewed more than 4 million times, the 31-year-old actor stated that he was simply leaving the platform indefinitely.
In this sequence, the actor addresses a harsh criticism of the social network that made him known. He bitterly denounces TikTok’s exploitation and disregard for content creators.
“We slide, we laugh. We slide, we cry”
The tiktokeur continues his accusation by pointing out the harmful effects of rampant video consumption on the morale of the app’s users.
The actor invites his subscribers to “go outside and read books” to reconnect with real life. Despite these grievances, he concludes by assuring that he will be “back” on TikTok very soon. Brody Wellmaker’s retirement recalls the decisions made by comedian Tom Holland and the actress of the series Strange things Millie Bobby Brown, who recently left social media to preserve their sanity.
Brody Wellmaker, who started posting videos on TikTok at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, rose to fame thanks to his comedic sequences in which he parodies series and movies such as Twilight. It is in this context that she played characters that quickly became very popular on social media.
Brody Wellmaker has also been an actor for several years. In particular, he starred in the American documentary series Your worst nightmare and presented, at the beginning of August, his first short film: ADXM.
Source: BFM TV
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