Black Mirror: Bandersnatch actor Will Poulter has announced he’s “choosing to take a step back, of sorts, from Twitter” to focus on his mental health.
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The actor recently starred in Netflix‘s interactive and highly-anticipated film Bandersnatch. In his statement, posted to Twitter, the actor thanked his fans for their support and responses to the movie – “whatever they may be”.
However, Poulter revealed he has struggled with the balance between the positives and negatives of social media and as a result, has decided to change his relationship with it.
Though he will be disengaging from Twitter on a personal level, Poulter says he’ll still be making occasional posts for the organisations he works with and for.
“I don’t want to appear unappreciative of all the amazing support I have received online for which I am genuinely so grateful, nor do I want my disengagement with social media to be at the expense of any of the organisations I am lucky to work with. So I will still be posting occasionally for and with @AntiBullyingPro @leap_cc @MayMeasure and @bptcompany among others.”
You can read his full statement below.
With love… pic.twitter.com/JSm7oNLTsV
— Will Poulter (@PoulterWill) January 2, 2019
“In light of my recent experiences I am choosing to take a step back, of sorts, from Twitter.
“Before I do, I’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to everybody who has watched ‘Bandersnatch’ and for their responses (whatever they may be) to the material we created. I accept all criticisms and it’s been a delight to learn that so many of you enjoyed what many people worked very hard to produce!
“As we all know there is a balance to be struck in our engagements with social media. There are positives to enjoy and inevitable negatives that are best avoided. It’s a balance I have struggled with for a while now and in the interest of my mental health I feel the time has come to change my relationship with social media.
“I don’t want to appear unappreciative of all the amazing support I have received online for which I am genuinely so grateful, nor do I want my disengagement with social media to be at the expense of any of the organisations I am lucky to work with. So I will still be posting occasionally for and with @AntiBullyingPro @leap_cc @MayMeasure and @bptcompany among others.
“I am privileged to have this platform. I hope that this shift to reduce my personal expression and increase the focus on issue that matters will result in a better outcome for everyone.
“This is not the end. Consider it an alternative path.
“With love, Will”
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