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Actor Jim Iyke explains why he doesn’t follow anyone on IG

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Veteran Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke has explained why he does not follow anyone on the social media platform, Instagram.

In a recent interview monitored by Ripples Nigeria, the self-acclaimed ‘Nollywood bad boy’ stated that he doesn’t follow anyone because he considers the media to be a marketplace, hence, he isn’t buying into anyone’s ideology.

Speaking with Temisan Emmanuel, host of the “Tea with Tay” podcast, the movie star described the popular social media app as a “pseudo” reality; that should be treated as such.

A quick look at the actor’s Instagram page likewise reveals that he has 2.4 million followers; but doesn’t follow any accounts.

Check out his page below.

Here is what he said during the session,

“From day one I got on social media, I didn’t want to follow anybody. I wanted to establish the fact that this is a marketplace. It’s a pseudo reality there. It’s not what people want to take as their everyday life.

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If you see any of my posts, it’s tailored. I don’t post about my family. I don’t post my pleasures. There are certain things I think should be left for one to experience alone.

There are three tiers of life that I live. I live the private life, the public life, and the secret life.

Social media is public life. If I want to make a statement in style, if I want to make a statement on my ideology and principles, if I want to market something, or if I want to set a new understanding on my opinion of something, that is where I should be.

If I’m having a good time with people that don’t mind being on that platform,I go there”

Watch Iyke speak below.

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