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PewDiePie explains why he unverified himself on Twitter, did not join ISIS

'Does this shit f***in' matter? Absolutely not.'

 

Audra Schroeder

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Posted on Aug 31, 2016   Updated on May 26, 2021, 3:16 am CDT

Word began spreading Wednesday that millionaire YouTuber PewDiePie had reportedly been unverified and suspended from Twitter for making a joke about ISIS with fellow gamer JackSepticEye.  

https://twitter.com/Ned_Donovan/status/771031673312083969

The original exchange is here, and We the Unicorns points out this may have been a joke that went a little too far, and it started with totally legit news source Sky News.  

https://twitter.com/SkyNeiws/status/770573778036326400

https://twitter.com/pewdiepie/status/770677885711577089

But a Twitter rep told the Daily Dot that his account was not suspended. In a video posted Wednesday, Pewdiepie (real name Felix Kjellberg) explained that he’s “pretty sure social media is making us all retarded” and that he decided to unverify himself because that little blue check mark ain’t shit. 

He also called for a new blue checkmark: a globe. And it’s catching on! 

https://twitter.com/pewdiepie/status/770992626963189761

What a journey. Be the change you want to see in the world, m’right? 

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*First Published: Aug 31, 2016, 5:24 pm CDT