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A CEO is facing backlash after an influencer said he used his company's Instagram account to attack her

Sudan said she'd posted a video of her and her dad cooking together and seen a comment that she felt was unwarranted.
"Must be a tough life living life on easy mode," it said.

Not knowing if it was a joke, Sudan replied, saying she was lucky she had parents who made her life possible.

"Ya we get it," another comment shot back. "You have no skills and family money."

Sudan was shocked because the comments came from the official company Instagram page for the website ParchmentPaper.com.

She then assumed it had been hacked, so she emailed the company's CEO, Brandon Howard, to let him know.

"I'm like hey, I think somebody's on your business account leaving cyber-bullying comments," she said. "And then I get an email from the CEO."

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According to Sudan, Howard responded to her email, but not in the way she expected. He doubled down.

He said he didn't consider stating "factual information" as cyberbullying, and if Sudan was offended, she should "call the cyberbullying police", Sunday said.

"Delete the comment and move on. Cheers."

The email, which was seen by Business Insider, ended with Howard's signature and phone number.

"Enjoy frolicking through life and leave the rest up to us adults who create actual economic value without a trust fund," he wrote, according to Sudan.

https://www.businessinsider.com/paper-company-ceo-backlash-rude-comments-on-influencer-instagram-sudan-2024-2