Blockout 2024 Trend Hugely Impacts Celebrities Follower Count On TikTok, Instagram
“Let Them Eat Cake” post by influencer Haleyy Baylee has erupted Blockout 2024 hashtag on TikTok and Instagram. Later on she apologized to her followers and deleted the video but still lost around 1 million followers on TikTok social media. Former French Queen Marie Antoinette said same quotes to starving peasants as a result whole Kingdom collapsed leading the way to French Revolution.
However, rabbit hole goes deeper with Gen Z mindset. In today’s social unrest linked to bombardment on Gaza, homelessness and horrible inflation figures some prominent celebrities lost touch with young generation. Therefore, Gen Z and Millennials initially created Blockparty hashtag then it was renamed into Blockout 2024. This campaign tends to unfollow and block any celebrity who refuse to speak up about current atrocities in Gaza or has spoken up in support of Israeli occupation in Palestine. Since October 7 events, mainly Gen Z population launched huge demonstrations in solidarity with Gaza in Europe and US.
Same day Rafah invasion by Israeli forces and Met Gala 2024 celebrity show off has pinched the temper of student demonstrators in University encampment for Gaza movement. Some celebrities paid $75k for entry tickets and that was focal point for financially struggling Gen Z. Strategy to block celebrities even though you don’t follow them makes huge impact for TikTok algorithm because just unfollowing still makes celebrity post reach you and their advertisers rake money for views.
Kardashians and Taylor Swift are primary target for Blockout 2024 movement via TikTok trends. Some user-generated video posts reach around 300k likes and over 10 million views. To that extend, many videos provide step by step instructions on how to block particular celebrities. Current follower count of Kim Kardashian drops below 10 million people.
