Lydia Ellery is a popular user on Twitch and Instagram with a very unique username on the social media platforms: @SquidGame. Yes, she shares the same name as the biggest series on Netflix.
The thing is, Ellery has had the name for almost a decade, first posting on the account November, 2012.
Since the rise in popularity of the television series, Ellery's accounts have been reported by fans of the show, to the point where it's been deleted multiple times.
Ellery told Insider in an e-mail that although she's gained access to her accounts, she continuously receives automated message from Instagram that her account had violated the platform's policies against "impersonating someone else," even though she's had the account since 2012!
Instagram has not responded to Insider's inquiry about why Ellery's account was taken down. Ellery has said fans of the show were still messaging her because they were "angry" that she had the account or wanted it for themselves.
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