Selena Gomezmight have millions of Instagram followers, but she keeps the app off of her own phone.
Speaking withKelly RipaandRyan SeacrestonLive with Kelly and Ryanon Wednesday, the pop star revealed that she keeps her Instagram account on someone else’s phone and only logs in periodically.
“So I actually don’t have it on my phone,” she explained. “I have it on someone else’s phone and when I feel like I want to share something with my fans or just mess around with it, I do it then.”
TheDead Don’t Diestar has previously been candid about her boundaries with social media.
“It is not that healthy to be on [social media] all the time,” she said onCoach’sDream It Realpodcastin April.
“I noticed with me, I got kind of depressed looking at these people who look beautiful and amazing, and it would just get me down a lot,” she added. “Taking breaks is really important. Just know that most of it isn’t real. And I hate to say that, I don’t mean to be rude, but it’s very unrealistic in a lot of ways.”
In May, she said thatsocial media is a dangerto her generation.
“I think our world is going through a lot. I would say for my generation, specifically, social media has really been terrible,” she toldVarietyat the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.
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“It does scare me when you see how exposed these young boys and young girls are,” she said. “They are not aware of the news. I think it’s dangerous for sure. I don’t think people are getting the right information sometimes.”
Speaking about Instagram specifically, Gomez said that she’s “grateful” to have it as a platform, but doesn’t “do a lot of pointless pictures.”
“For me, I like to be intentional with it. It just scares me,” she said. “I’ll see these young girls at meet-and-greets. They are devastated, dealing with bullying and not being able to have their own voice. It can be great in moments. I would be careful and allow yourself some time limits of when you should use it.”
source: people.com
