Youtube and Instagram star quits social media after her 'self-absorbed' photos made her 'miserable'

A teenage Youtuber and Instagram star has made an emotional video explaining why she’s quitting social media.

Australian Essena O’Neill says she has made thousands of dollars from the product placement and sponsored posts that went out to her almost 700,000 Instagram followers and 250,000 YouTube followers but admits that it made her ’miserable’.

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