I alsonoticedlastnightwhilstwatchingEugeniaCooneyandShaneDawson's videothatYouCheapisnowput a littleboxatthetopofthecommentssection, basicallyremindingyoutobekindandcheckoutthecommunityguidelinesondhe.
That's allthereaswell.
Sostepsarebeingmadetoprotectusers a littlebitmore.
We'restill a longwayoff.
Don't getmewronglikethisisThisissuch a smallstep.
But I thinkthatplatform's acknowledgingthefactthattheirplatformshavebeenabusedby a lotoftheirusers, andthey'vebeenabusedin a wayforpeopletouseittoabuseotherpeople.
It's such a hugeacknowledgement, and I knowthatforsomeonethathasexperiencedquite a lot, thatgaveme a littlebitof, youknow, peaceofmind.
You'reacknowledgingthatthere's a problem, andthatreallymeanssomethingtome.
Obviously, when I waswatchingEugeniaCooney's video, theonethatshe'd endupafterShaneDawson's.
I saw a girlwhoclearlyhadtaken a hugebatteringbytheInterneton.
Thisvideoismoreabouttipsthat I cangivepeopleforcopingwith, dealingwithonlinehatethatmaybethey'restrugglingwith, because I havenoticedthatoverthepastfewmonths I'vereceived a lotofmessagesfrommyfellowcreatorsondhe.
Seen a lotoftweetsofpeoplethatarestruggling, and I'm always I justslidestraightintotheirDMCbecause I knowtheWhat's theword?
Youseeanyoneonlinesayingthattheyarestrugglingwithyouknowthenegativityonline, messagethem, speaktothemandbethereforthembecausethat's thebiggestthingthat I thinkthatyoucoulddofor a person.
Thisvideoisbasicallycontinuingfrom a conversationthat I hadwith a lovelyladywho I followonline.
I'm notgoingtonameanynames, butsheis a homewhereInstagram A It's notevenreallyhermainjobonDhe.
Shejustfoundthatonedayallof a suddenthereweretheseanonymousaccountspoppingup, andtheyweresendingherreallyunkindmessages.
I wroteher a message, and I instantlysawhowthataffectedher.
So I wantedtoputwhat I wroteinthatmessageinto a video.
Sothatshouldanyonefindthemselvesin a situationwheretheyarestrugglingwiththemessagesandopinionsofothers, thattheycanwatchthisvideoandtheycanremember, andtheycanremindthemselvesofwhatisactuallygoingon, becauseyouhavetobreakdownthesituationtounderstanditondhe, itmakesitall a littlebiteasiertodealwith.
I wanttostopbydefiningwhatonlinehatredisonmynegativityondhe.
I thinkthatthatissomethingthat I'veoftenwasoneofthethingsthatreallyconfusedmeonmychannel.
I reallystruggledwiththeoldsensetheoldsystemforreportingcomments, becauseif I wastosaytoyou, bytheway, Sandra, I loveyourcontent.
I followedyouforfouryears, but I justwantedtoletyouknowthatactually, yourfronttoothisreallywonky, anditkindofmakesmefeel a littlebitsick, and I mightactuallythrowupinmymouth.
I didn't use a singleswearwordthereondhe, yetthatissuch a nice, unkindthingtosayto a person.
Butthatwouldnotbeflaggedbyoneoftheautomatedsystemsbecausetherewasn't, youknow, seewordsand f wordsandGodknowswhatelseinthere.
I'm surethatpersonhas a greatsetofparentsaroundthemorgreatselffriendsor a greathusbandorboyfriendorpartnerorwhateverthatwillletthemknowifthere's somethingthatmaybe, youknow, theycouldworkonabouthimself.
However, thatpersonmightbeintherapyalreadyworkingonthataspectofthemselves.
Therewas a lotoffmessagesthat I wouldreceive, likeanyonesharestheiropinion, andLydiablocksthem.
I actually I am.
I have a triggerfinger, likeifsomeonesaysanythinganythingthatcouldpotentiallymakemefeel a certaintypeofwaybooklikeit's It's justit's likethatif I seethatyouhavelikedandunkindcommentbecauseit's mebehindTerek A.
There's noonefilteringmycomments.
I knowthat I wouldfeeltoodistantfromdistantfromyou.
Elif.
Therewassomeonefilteringmycommentsondso I It's stillmebehindhere.
Andif I seethatyouhaveliked a nastycommentaboutmewhat?
Comeon.
And I receivedemailsand I receivedmessageslike, Thispersonlovesyouandtheyjustcan't seemtoactaccessyouryourprofileinthemoment.
Thenyoudidsomething.
Okay, I'm notabouttobeaboutaroundthebushhere.
Youmighthavethought I didn't seeitorwouldn't seeit.
And I can't seeitall.
Butlook, and I wouldurgeanyonethatfeelsandseesanythinglikethattousetheirblockbutton.
Youknow, I'm passionateaboutthis, and I'd probablysaythatthisisthefinalpointonthismightbemore.
I I wouldlikepeopleThiostoptellingpeopletoignoreonlinenegativitybecause I wastoldtoignoreitand I wastoldtoriseaboveit.
And I knowwhatit's likewhenyouseesomeoneandyou'relike, Oh, mygosh, theyaresolovelyandsowonderful I cannotunderstandwhytheywouldeverevenlistentothesemessages, but I thinkwhenyou'rereceivingoneortwo, youknoweverysoofteninlike a year, it's probably a littlebiteasiertojustkindofbrushitoff.
Perhapsif I reallywantedtobeanOscarwinningactress.
If I'd evergonetoactingclassesorevendoneGCSseedrama.
I couldhavebeenLydiaMillen, Oscarwinningactresswith a privatejetoverthatstuff.
But I'm not, so I chosetodowithmylife.
Andi, if I really, youknow, feelthatstronglyaboutit, I'm gonnagoandchasemydreams, and I'm gonnatryandmakeithappen, becauseif I don't try, it's nevergonnahappen.
Thisissuch a longwindedroundabouttalkingofthis, butyouarethepersonthatwentoutandgotwhatyouwanted.
Oneoftheotherpointsthat I wouldlikeThiotouchonisbeingontheInternetas a job.
IfyouareontheInternetas a job, especiallyintheUK, I feellikeinAmericathereare a lotbetteratthisthanthenWeareintheUK, butifyou'reontheInternetandit's yourjobondhe, you'rereading a lotofopinionsaboutyourselfon a daytodaybasis.
I wouldprobablysaythebestfavorthatyoucoulddoyourselfistofindyourself a really, reallygreattherapistonce a monthoreverytwoweeks, ordependinghowmuchyouneedit.
Justgoon, breakdown.
Whathashappenedonlineinthosefewweeks?
I mean, ifyou'recopingfine, youdoyou, But I am a very, very, verystrongperson.
OnDDE, I wascrumbledbythestuffthat I readaboutmeontheInternet.
I wasabsolutelypickedaparttothepointwhere I didn't wanttoleavemyhouse.
I wasconvinced I was a disgustingperson, andittookmonthsandmonthsandmonthsoftherapytogetmeto a pointwhere I amnowsatinfrontof a camera.
Andi, I amsayingallofthethingsthat I wantedtosay a fewyearsagoor a yearago, that I couldn't because I wassoincrediblyfrightened, frightenedformylife, frightenedformyfamily's lifeondhe.
Nooneshouldevermeetbemadetofeellikethat.
So I wouldreallylikeittobecomequitethenorm.
Ifitknowitmightalreadybequitenormal.
Maybe a certainlevel.
ButpeoplearebecomingonmycreatorsandYouTubersandbloggers a lot.
Now, youknow, I knowpeoplethathave 10 20,000 followersandthey'redoingthisfulltime, andthat's brilliant.
Butifyou'redealingwithreading a lotofcommentsaboutyourselfon a daytodaybasisonDhe, it's somethingthatyou're a bitsortoflike.
Troubledown?
Yeah.
No, notdoinggreatwiththat.
Getyourself a therapist.
It's perfectlynormal.
It's notwhatyouthinkitis.
Andactually, I reallyliketomytherapist.
Shewasgreat.
Sheactuallymademelaugh.
Anditwassomethingthat I actuallylookedforwardtobecauseit's reallyamazinghavinggreatpeoplearoundyou.
And I feelvery, veryluckytohavesuch a groundedondhenormal.
I mean, we'renotnormalgroupoffriendsthatensurethat I keepmyfeetfirmlyonthegroundortimehelpmebreakthingsdown.
Ifyouknowsomeonethatisstrugglingonline, Ifyouknowsomeonethatisstrugglingwithanythinghappeningonline, pleasejustsendthemthisvideobecause I reallyhopethatitcanhelpthem.
Andevenif, if, youknow, I wanttosayifyouarestrugglingonline, youknow, slideintomy d emsbecause a lotofpeopledothaton.
I tryandhelpasmanypeopleas I can.
I'm scared, too, because I knowhowbigthisproblemis.
Andi, I'm scaredabouthowmanypeoplewillbeinmydiarymessages, butjustknowthat I gethowyoufeelondhe.
Andifyouare a personthatiswritinganynastycommentsunderpeople's picturesorvideos, orifyouthinkthatyou'rewritingconstructivecriticismwhenweallknowthatyou'renot, I hopethatmaybethisvideomakesyousee a differentsideofthingsonDDE.
Maybemakesyouthinktwice.
Anyway, thankyoufortomychannel.
I'm soglad I gotthisvideodoneonDhe.
I willseeyouinmynextvideo, whichis a prettypowerfulvideo.
So I amlookingforwardtoseeingthatoneon.
I'm lookingforwardtogettingbacktome.
Histothat.
Okay, I'm gonnagetmyselfcomfortableherebecausewe'regonnahave a littlechat.