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10 celebrities who quit social media: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were harassed while Ed Sheeran and Lana Del Rey left millions of followers for other interests
STORYDiem Nguyen Le
- Star Wars actor Kelly Marie Tran unplugged for good following months of racist online abuse; her The Last Jedi co-star Daisy Ridley also vowed never to return
- Lorde said going offline was ‘incredible’ while Orange is the new Black star Ruby Rose deleted Twitter and limited comments on Instagram
For celebrities, social media is a double-edged sword – while it gives them direct access to their fans, it can also expose them to a torrent of negative comments about their appearance, work and personal life. Recently, many celebrities have decided to bid farewell to their online presence for good. Their reasons range from avoiding harassment, prioritising their mental health and privacy or simply wanting more time to focus on other interests.
Here’s a look at celebrities who ditched their accounts and the reasons behind their decision.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
In January, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they would no longer use their social media accounts, where they gained a total of 10 million followers, due to online harassment, according to The Times.
According to Harper’s Bazaar, Markle said she was “the most trolled person in the entire world” and that it was “almost unsurvivable”.
Although the royal couple hasn’t announced any plans to return to the online world, Prince Harry told Fast Company in an interview: “We will revisit social media when it feels right for us, perhaps when we see more meaningful commitments to change or reform.”
He also added that he and Markle wanted to be part of “the human experience” and not “a human experiment”, as he urged social media users to stop “endlessly scrolling” and instead to “fact check the source and research the information you see”.
Ruby Rose