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For many, Social media is a double-edged sword. Just as they can be a means of communication between celebrities and their fans, on other occasions “anonymous” criticism without any kind of qualms or filters, tend to weigh heavily on celebrities, who They decide to protect themselves from the haters and close -even temporarily- their profiles.
María Becerra announced that she is leaving X and that her Instagram account will be managed by someone she trusts, Javier Rogoski
The last one to do it was Maria Becerra. The singer announced that, after the criticism and harmful comments she receives, she was leaving X with the intention of “detoxing.” Her Instagram, meanwhile, will be managed by a person she trusts. However, she is not the first celebrity to make this forceful decision. This year, Selena Gomez y The Joaqui They opted for this same measure. They did it in the past too Tom Holland, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift y Oriana Sabatini.
Selena Gomez is one of the great celebrities of social networks. Currently, she has accumulated 425 million followers on Instagram and on several occasions decided to distance himself from them due to strong criticism from users. He did so in September 2018 and also in February 2023. In January of this year, he announced that he would be away from social media “for a while” and would focus on “what really matters.” However, he returned a couple of hours later.
Selena Gomez has closed her social media on several occasions Instagram @selenagomez
Argentine celebrities also decided to close social media to silence harmful comments. In mid-2023, Joaquinha Lerena – better known as The Joaqui- publicly announced that he was leaving the stage.
Last year La Joaqui moved away from the stage and the networksInstagram @lajoaqui
“Due to post-traumatic stress reasons, I have decided to take some time to take care of my health and well-being“, he said at that time through a stories from Instagram. Although he said he wouldn’t be giving any more shows, his absence was also felt on the app. However, he returned some time later.
In August 2022, after two months without posting on Instagram, the protagonist of Spider-Man: Homecoming She told her followers through a video that she took a break from social media for her mental health. Tom Holland He stressed that these were “too stimulating and overwhelming”.
In August 2022, Tom Holland stepped away from InstagramInstagram @tomholland2013
“I get stuck and spiral when I read things about myself online. And ultimately, It is very detrimental to my mental state, so I decided to take a step back and delete the app.“I’m not a fan of Instagram,” the actor said at the time, and he only started posting on Instagram again two months later. As for X, he returned in May 2023, after 15 months without posting any messages. Currently, the 28-year-old is active on both apps: he has 65 million followers on Instagram and 7 million on X.
The “Shake It Off” singer also went through a period away from the world of social media. It was in 2017 when she baffled her fans by Delete all posts from Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Its repair was through a video to anticipate its next launch, which would be Reputation, which was finally released in 2019Today, she is one of the world’s leading exponents of these applications. Although she doesn’t follow anyone on Instagram, she has more than 280 million followers, while on X she has more than 95,000,000.
Before releasing Reputation, Taylor Swift deleted all her posts on social mediaInstagram @taylors
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran also took some time away from XInstagram @teddysphotos
“Every time I came in I only saw negative comments.“, he told the media at the time The Sun and claimed that he couldn’t read what they wrote. However, over time he decided to return and is now active on X with almost 17 million followers.
The 31-year-old music star also took a break from the world of social media in October 2018. It was after her split from comedian Pete Davidson.
In 2018 Ariana Grande announced her departure from Instagram apps @arianagrande
“It’s time to say goodbye to the Internet for a while. It’s not easy to avoid coming across news and things I don’t want to see right now. It’s very sad and we’re all struggling to move on.“, he said in his stories of Instagram back then. Today, Ariana Grande She is active on the app, where she has nearly 380 million followers.
Although today it is a whole influencerin a time Oriana Sabatini He stepped aside and put an end to his X account.
In 2019 Oriana Sabatini closed her XInstagram account @orianasabatini
In 2019 the singer closed the application and explained to City Magazine that this had in part to do with the fact that “There were some comments that didn’t make me feel very good” and was going through a time when she “didn’t need bad energy” in her life. However, over time she changed her mind and today she is active on all platforms.
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