How content creators deal with trolls

Brut India

Brut’s masterclass on dealing with hate comments, and bullies on social media. Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival

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00:00I'm alone here to watch my story and a 500 people call me

00:03He's ready to make a song of R2

00:04Sorry, that's just my dad, like, posting WhatsApp messages

00:07But sometimes when they say something which is the truth

00:11It really hurts my heart

00:13How many comments do you, like, get in a day, like

00:16Comments or DMs, like

00:18On an average, you have, like, a big following on Instagram

00:22And how much do you read? 5%? 10%? Like, how much?

00:25So, after putting a video, its frequency increases suddenly

00:28Many people are commenting

00:29And the first 5 are always, like, call me, I'm alone

00:32Those kind of stories

00:34Some spam accounts, I don't know who's commenting it

00:36So, you read those?

00:38Yeah

00:40Those are the ones we wait for

00:42Because those are so

00:44They do it so fast, as soon as they leave

00:46There are 10 comments, like, I'm alone here to watch my story

00:48And a 500 people call me

00:50So, are those positive comments or negative comments?

00:52Very positive

00:54Extremely positive comments

00:57I'm like, water emoji, water emoji

00:59And I'm like, what do you want?

01:01Leave me alone

01:03Run quicker

01:05I start, like, as soon as I upload

01:07I'm like, I know they're gonna come

01:09I'm ready to, like, block and report them

01:11So, I'm on that shit, like, bam bam bam

01:13One today

01:15Some comments are just irrelevant

01:17Anything can happen

01:19Good afternoon everybody

01:21And they'll make a

01:23For example, if I put a video with Virat

01:25They'll make a fizz of Virat and put it

01:27I'm like, what do I do with this?

01:29And it's so big

01:31Sorry, it's just my dad, like, posting WhatsApp messages

01:33I haven't got my question

01:35The comment that started

01:37I haven't got the answer

01:39Is there a way to control that comment section?

01:41Because there are artists who are having nightmares

01:43There is, you know

01:45You mentioned this, I was sitting with somebody

01:47Who is

01:49Who works with Google

01:51And they were saying that when they were

01:53Posting social media, that there was the option

01:55That you could write something

01:57In a comment

01:59But it wouldn't be posted until 24 hours

02:01So, you would

02:03Say something, which is

02:05He'll get scared and only then he'll come

02:07Call me, or, you know, I'm waiting for you

02:09And you would say that

02:11But it would only appear

02:13The next day

02:15And you had the option to decide once again

02:17Should I say this?

02:19That was

02:21If you call me, it would say, okay, fine

02:23In 24 hours it will be posted

02:25And then at the 23rd hour, it'll ask you

02:27Are you sure you want to say this?

02:29And it would say yes

02:31And they didn't go ahead with this option?

02:33Because it would never create any traction

02:35Because no one would, you know

02:37But Bulani sir, reading those comments

02:39I mean, sometimes I get shivers through my bones

02:41That something like this has been written

02:43That it is really disturbing

02:45How do you control that?

02:47You can moderate your comment section

02:49There is a setting where you can put those words

02:51In that list

02:53I'm not talking about myself

02:55But then I thought, they find a way

02:57They find a way to make a spelling mistake

02:59But you should be smarter

03:01You should know, you should do all variations

03:03What can be the spelling of this?

03:05Vyash bhai, I'm not talking about myself

03:07I haven't been trolled yet

03:09That's an achievement in itself

03:11I'll troll you

03:13But having said that

03:15The comments I'm talking about

03:18I'm sure you've seen that

03:20I'm majorly talking about female actors

03:22About their performance

03:24Or something not appropriate

03:26That's what I'm talking about

03:28Internet is like water

03:30One day they're on your side

03:32The other day they're not

03:34So if they're not right now, it's a good thing

03:36Because they'll come around

03:38It's fine

03:40The actresses will just wipe their tears

03:42With all the money they're making

03:44No, no, no

03:46Of course, dude

03:48But you need to know, opinions and facts are two different things

03:50And that's why they chose to be a public figure

03:52So you have to realise

03:54That everybody's opinion

03:56You can't take everybody's opinion seriously

03:58For me, it happened initially

04:00So what I was saying is

04:02People keep saying such things

04:04If someone says something about your appearance

04:06You can ignore it

04:08But sometimes when they say something

04:10Which is the truth

04:12It hurts a lot

04:14Which you know

04:16As an artist, you know

04:18He caught it

04:20He's like, don't say it

04:22I'll DM him and tell him

04:24I'm working on it, don't comment

04:26So there are music critics

04:28Who'll say, I missed it

04:30Your sound is like this

04:32The internal process

04:34That you have in your mind

04:36He catches it

04:38He's like, don't say it

04:40I DMed that person

04:42He's like, don't say it

04:44I'm working on it

04:46I'll be fine in 2 years

04:48I think one good way

04:50Is to honestly ignore

04:52Not ignore, but not see it

04:54You really have to detach yourself

04:56Therapy really helps

04:58And sometimes, if I'm in that mood

05:00Then I also reply back

05:02I also messaged somebody by the way

05:04I didn't get a comment

05:06It was from a friend

05:08I messaged that person

05:10I'm so sorry for having so much time

05:12But I can take a bullet in the chest

05:14In the middle of the night for a friend

05:16And it is wrong

05:18This language is incorrect

05:20And your facts are also incorrect

05:22It'll be fair if you don't

05:24Put these things out in public

05:26And that person deleted it

05:28Sorry for having so much time

05:30I've sobbed and all

05:32And the comment would just be like

05:34Cringe

05:36And I'm crying

05:39That's so real

05:41I feel that outbursts are so natural to all of us

05:43But you've been doing this

05:45For many years now

05:47But for young content creators

05:49With a small following

05:51How do you find the zeal

05:53To do it again and again everyday

05:55And not focus on the comment

05:57I think you slowly find the strength

05:59I started when I was 16

06:01So I think in my formative years

06:03It really affected me

06:05And I had insane mental health issues

06:07And I was like this is not for me

06:09I can't put myself through this

06:11And I took a break

06:13And when the pandemic hit

06:15I just had more time

06:17To be able to do something like this again

06:19And I gave it a shot

06:21And I think I was in a better

06:23Mindset

06:25And headspace

06:27Because I grew up also

06:29So if somebody is starting out

06:31It's okay

06:33At least you were brave enough

06:35So keep doing you

06:37And it's okay if people are saying things

06:39That means you're getting attention

06:41And that's all you need on the internet

06:43But just make sure

06:45You're doing your best

06:47If people don't align with you

06:49You're just not their cup of tea

06:51And you can't be everybody's cup of tea

06:53And it's okay if everybody doesn't like you

06:55Because I'm sure you also don't like everybody

06:57So it's fine

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