Why Daniel Radcliffe Isn't On Twitter Or Any Other Social Media

Just because Daniel Radcliffe isn't on Twitter or Instagram himself doesn't mean there aren't fan accounts where people can keep up with him. GIANTFREAKINROBOT>CultureWhyDanielRadcliffeIsn’tOnTwitterOrAnyOtherSocialMedia ByFaithMcKay |8secondsago HarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStoneintroducedaglobalaudiencetoayoungDanielRadcliffeasHarryPotterhimself.Afterthepopularityofthebooks,themovieswereexpectedtobeasuccess.Still,itwouldhavebeenhardforanyonetobelievethattwentyyearslater,thestorywouldstillbeaspopularasitis.Theactorhaspreviouslysharedhowhe’sstruggledwiththefameovertheyears,evenifheisalwaysgametotalkabouthisloveforthefranchise.Consideringthatheseemsfriendlywithfans,hewouldappeartobetheperfectactortobeactiveonsocialmedia,andyetheisn’t.Isthatbecauseofhisstruggleswithfame?Controversieshe’switnessedhiscolleaguesgothrough?Foralongtime,nooneknewtheanswers.Eventually,DanielRadcliffesharedhisviewsonTwitter,Instagram,andwhyhehaschosentostayaway. InNovember2020,heexplainedviaFirstWeFeast’sHotOnesthatDanielRadcliffestaysawayfromTwitterformultiplereasons,thoughheclaimsthatnoneofthemare“intellectual”or“wellthoughtout”.DanielRadcliffehasconsideredgettingaTwitter.However,hesaid,“I100percentknowthatifIdid,youallwouldbewakinguptostoriesoflike,‘DanRadcliffegetsintofightwithrandompersononTwitter.” Heexplainedthatinhisyoungeryears,hewouldlookupwhatpeoplesaidabouthimonline.Ofcourse,thereisnoshortageofcommentaryaboutDanielRadcliffeonTwitterorothersocialmediasites.Hesaidthatlookingupwhatpeoplehadtosayabouthimwasan“insaneandbadthingtodo.”Theinternetwasfullofpeopletrash-talkinghim,andreadingthatkindofcommentaryabouthimselfwasn’tsomethinghecouldhandle.Hewentontosaythat,“Tome,likeTwitterandeverythingjustsortoffeelslikeanextensionofthat.UnlessI’mgoingtogoontojustreadallnicethingsaboutmyself,whichalsofeelslikeanotherkindofunhealthythingtodo.” Intheend,itsoundslikeDanielRadcliffestaysawayfromTwitterforhismentalhealthandasawaytoprotecthiscareer.Ifheweretostartpostingterriblethings,hewouldn’tbeaswell-likedbyhisfansasheis.Italsosoundslikereadingeverythingthatpeoplehavetosayabouthimmightmakehimmoreresentfulofhisfame.Heseemskind,thoughtful,andwell-adjustedtofameinhisinterviews.Thatmaybe,inpart,becauseofhowhe’slearnedtostayoffsocialmediaandotherplaceswherehe’dbehitbytoomuchcommentary. IsthereanyhopeofDanielRadcliffeevergettingonTwitterorothersocialmedia?Possibly.Hewentontosay,“Otherthanthat,Idon’thonestlythinkI’mmentallystrongenough,butrightnowIthinkI’mallrightwiththat.”Thiscouldmeanthat,someday,wewillseeDanielRadcliffegetonsocialmedia.Itdoesn’tsoundlikehe’srulingitout.However,fornow,ifyouseeanaccountclaimingtobetheactor’s,don’tbelieveit. DanielRadcliffeavoidsTwitter,andheisn’ttheonlyHarryPotterstartodoso.Ofthethreemaincharactersinthefranchise,RupertGrint(RonWeasley)onlysignedupforInstagramin2020.Hisfirstpostrevealedthathehadadaughterandthathewasabouttenyearslatetojoiningsocialmedia.Hehasrarelypostedanythingsincejoiningtheplatform.EmmaWatson(HermioneGranger)hasanInstagramaccount.However,sherarelyposts.Whenshedoes,it’softenaboutheractivismworkorherloveofbooks.Therehavebeentimeswhenshe’sfacedcontroversyonlineandsteppedawayfromhersocialmediaaccountsforlongstretchesentirely.Once,shewentninemonthswithoutposting,whichcausedagreatdealofspeculationfromfans. WhileDanielRadcliffestaysawayfromTwitterandothersocialmedia,HarryPotterauthorJKRowlingusesitfrequently.Above,DanielRadcliffementionedthepossibilityoffightingwithfansasonereasonhestaysoffsocialmedia.HemayhavebeenreferencingJKRowling,whohasfamouslyfoughtwithherfansonTwitterinthepast.Manyhaveallegedthatherbehaviorandpostsaretransphobic,whichhasaddedagreatdealtocontroversiessurroundingtheauthor.TheseexamplesmayhavecontributedtoRadcliffe’sperceptionofwhatitwouldbeliketogetonsocialmedia. JustbecauseDanielRadcliffeisn’tonTwitterorInstagramhimselfdoesn’tmeantherearen’tfanaccountswherepeoplecankeepupwithhim.TheTwitteraccountDanJRadcliffeENLisonethatpostsfrequently.OnInstagram,Daniel9340isanaccountmillionsoffollowershavefounduseful.Whiletheseaccountsaren’tawaytointeractwiththeHarryPotterstar,theyareawaytokeepuptodatewithhisnewestreleases,behind-the-scenesupdates,andnewfanartthattheiraccountholdershaveappreciated. 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