Nov 3, 2021
Twitch streamer loses work because of her Squid Game name
A gamer who shares her online name with Netflix smash hit Squid Game says she is losing work because of it. Lydia Ellery, 32, said companies are now hesitant to employ her because of her handle and her perceived association with the show, despite the fact she has been known as Squid Game for more than a decade. "I've received a lot of hate from the fans and I've been turned down for work because of it [the name]," she told the BBC.Lydia, who is from London but lives in Bristol, has been on social media platforms like game streaming site Twitch and Instagram as Squid Game for 11 years, and as SquidGaming on Twitter. "Because the show doesn't have an official Instagram account, I was flooded with people tagging me or sending me messages thinking I was the show," she said. "People were reporting my account and endless people have tried to hack into my account, I keep getting emails from people trying to log in.
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