Online hate is a scourge, influencer Lena Mahfouf unfortunately knows something about it.
The one who evolves under the pseudonym Lena Situations confided in the wave of cyberbullying she has endured lately.
In a long 16-minute video, posted on her Youtube channel after several months of absence, she looks back on the attacks of which she and her relatives were victims.
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"Before returning to YouTube (...) I needed and wanted to talk to you", she introduces in this video published under the title "Dogs bark, the caravan passes" on July 31, 2022. Lena Mahfouf expresses very openly in front of the camera on her long descent into hell with her 2.26 million subscribers, returning to several episodes which she has had to face for a year.
Facts of insults or intimidation that she describes in detail.
For example, he was accused of having refused an invitation to the Ballon d'Or ceremony, or simply of having cut his hair.
She also explains that a group, who came to ask for a selfie with the influencer, began to insult her once their phone filmed the situation.
In addition to attacking his career or his physique, the stalkers also attacked his family.
"It went beyond the virtual world, to reach my mother's house," explains the Youtuber.
Insistent calls to her intercom, throwing eggs, insulting voice messages... The latter was forced to cut her telephone line.
Lena Mahfouf also explains that her grandmother, who lives in Algeria, has also received insulting calls.
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If these behaviors have considerably affected her anxiety, Lena Mahfouf also fears for her safety: "There are many things that I can no longer share for fear of being killed in the street, or worse, that something will happen to my loved ones […] I feel alone.
The more I am followed, the more I feel alone.
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The young woman decided to move to Los Angeles three months ago to distance herself from her celebrity.
She nevertheless announced the return of the “August Vlogs”: for six years she has published these daily humorous videos with her friends every summer.
The entrepreneur will also soon release the first products of her brand, Hôtel Mahfouf.
She also plans to open a pop-up store in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.
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