Hot take but those people (on any social media platform) who desperately want to be an “older sibling” to children online are weird as fuck????? It’s okay to have younger mutuals. Personally I wouldn’t talk to any of them in DMs. I’m not saying it’s automatically weird if you’ve spoken to someone younger online, offering support or advice sometimes is nice and good.
But if you have TONS of young followers and you refer to yourself as their sibling and talk to them constantly and all of that I AM AUTOMATICALLY SUSPICIOUS OF YOU. I’ve seen these people get called out for being creeps time and time again, mostly back when I had tiktok.
If you’re a minor, please stay safe and be wary. ALWAYS assume the worst of older people online, you’ll thank yourself for it later.