Reportedly, this has led to her losing work opportunities because people don't want to hire her with her current handle.
In her post, SquidGame states that she might have to change her handle permanently because the popularity of Squid Game means that audiences-and potential employers-associate her username with the series.
RELATED: Hilarious Image Combines Squid Game And The Witcher 3’s Gwent Recently, she posted to her official Twitter account-known as she was starting to feel as though she had no choice but to change her username, presumably on all platforms. SquidGame appears to have realized that her username was becoming a problem in the aftermath of the massive Twitch data leak when she was unexpectedly banned from Instagram, placing her accounts in jeopardy across two platforms. After suffering a series of unfortunate events linked directly to her chosen username, SquidGame is now seriously considering changing it for the good of her career on Twitch. Lydia 'SquidGame' Ellery is a Twitch streamer and Content Producer who works on the Yogscast, which she joined back in 2018.
The Netflix series Squid Game has been a smash hit around the world, but this sudden burst of popularity has had some surprising consequences.
