There was a time when being someone’s fan meant buying their music, watching their films, supporting their business, or celebrating their achievements. Today, for a growing number of people, being a fan has taken on a far more disturbing meaning. It now means attacking strangers online, defending the indefensible, spreading hate, intimidating critics and, in extreme cases, destroying lives in the name of loyalty to someone who may never know they exist.
This is one of the most troubling realities of the social media age.
Every day, millions of Nigerians log on to X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. While these platforms have created opportunities for creativity, entrepreneurship and meaningful conversations, they have also given rise to a dangerous culture where blind loyalty often replaces independent thinking.
Whether it is a celebrity, influencer, TikToker, streamer or public figure, one pattern has become impossible to ignore: some fans have become so
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