Kim Kardashian accused of using nephew Mason, 14, for ‘clout’ after urging fans to follow his Instagram
KIM Kardashian has encouraged her followers to follow her nephew's new Instagram account.
Fans are accusing the reality TV star of using Mason Disick for clout after years of being camera shy.
Mason, 14, joined Instagram on May 25.
After he created the account, Kourtney's son .
On Monday, Kim, 43, reshared Mason's post to her Instagram Story.
She took a screenshot and encouraged her followers to give Mason a follow.
"I still can't believe Mason is on IG," Kim wrote.
"Everyone follow my nephew @masondisick.";
'NEED HIS HELP'
Reddit users pointed out that Kim's post was using Mason for clout.
"People have been blocking this family and need him to help promote their stuff," one fan said.
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"That is true actually," replied a fan.
"No thanks I don’t want to follow a child on Instagram," wrote another.
"He’s at 667k followers. Yesterday when I looked he had 1,467. They bought him followers lol. That’s what the family gifted him for joining Instagram," commented a Reddit user.
"Now she’s unleashing the children for clout," said another.
"This!! They’re like okay Mase, showtime! It’s sickening what they’ll do for a buck," replied a fan.
MASON ON INSTAGRAM
Mason's first was him standing on a porch of a cabin.
Mason Living Out of the Spotlight
Mason Disick is only 14 years old and has had a lot of media attention placed on him because of his famous family. Now, that Kourtney's son is on social media, he will be in the spotlight more. Here is what has been said about Mason living a private life and not wanting to join social media.
In October 2022, Kourtney opened up about her son on the podcast.
The mother-of-three was asked what fans misperceive about her lifestyle.
"I see comments all the time that I'm never with my kids. And I just don't love to post my kids on social media. They don't love it, sometimes they do," she said.
"Like Mason doesn't love it feel like," host Amanda Hirsch replied.
"He does not like it. He doesn't want any part of it. He's not on social media. He doesn't love it, and I want my kids to be kids. I crave normalcy as much as we can have it," Kourtney replied.
Before Mason joined Instagram in May 2024, Kourtney shared very few photos of her first born.
He also has never appeared on their reality shows.
He wore green parachute pants and a black Off White t-shirt.
The 14-year-old looked down and held onto his baseball cap.
Silver rings covered Mason's fingers.
The second photo had Mason in the same outfit, but this time he was facing away from the camera.
There was no caption on his post and limited comments to only a few people.
The second post was of Mason and three friends, who were holding onto Jaded London bags.
"Fam," he captioned the .
The next photo featured the back of his mom, Kourtney, 45, and his sister, Penelope.
The third post was of him and his brother, Reign, 9, as they posed for a mirror selfie.
"Pics is all we know," Mason .
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At the time of publication, Mason has over 693,000 followers.
Mason is the oldest son of Kourtney and Scott Disick.
