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Kim Kardashian West is back on social media—kind of.
The reality star quietly reappeared on Twitter Wednesday to unfollow several users. In just one hour, Kardashian went from following 121 to 108 people, providing no formal explanation for her social media purge, The Sun reports. (She still boasts 48.4 million followers.)
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It's pretty safe to assume Kardashian's actions are a result of her Oct. 3 robbery-at-gunpoint in Paris during Fashion Week. Kardashian, who used to be incredibly active on Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat prior to the incident, has remained silent online since.
The robbery spurred several people (including Karl Lagerfeld) to criticize Kardashian for being so open online with her life, saying the mogul often flaunted her wealth; She had even shared an picture to Instagram of the 20-carat ring that was stolen from her just days later. Because of that, sources have said the reality star will be pulling back from her online presence, perhaps causing her to delete critics from her newsfeed.
"This incident was a completely life-changing event for Kim,” an insider told Us Weekly. “She realizes she was living in a bubble doing what she was doing. She loved flaunting her wealth and being so public. She felt safe and never really thought about her vulnerability. Now she knows she was so naive. Everything has to change going forward.”
Kardashian also has indefinitely canceled appearances following the attack and did not resume filming Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Her family also pulled back from social media immediately following the robbery, but have slowly returned to sharing bits and pieces on Instagram.
Khloe Kardashian has been the first to publicly speak about Kim's state, telling Ellen earlier in the week, that Kim is "not doing that well."
She added that the robbery was a "wake up call" for her whole family, and said they all plan to be more careful moving forward.
Source: http://www.glamour.com/story/kim-kardashian-returns-social-media
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