Tom Holland is the most recent case, but it is not the first or the only one. Here are five other celebrities who have closed their Twitter, Tik Tok and Instagram accounts for different reasons.
By Alberto Rojas Eguiluz
In a world where more and more girls and boys enter the world of social networks, there are many others who decide to close their accounts, among them lots of celebrities. The most recent case is that of our idol Tom Holland, who yesterday announced, through a video he posted on Instagram, that he would take a break from social media for mental health.
“I find Instagram and Twitter to be overstimulating, overwhelming, and ultimately that is very detrimental to my state of mind. So I have decided to take a step back and delete the app.”
Although none of us saw this coming, sometimes it seems that it is only a matter of time before it happens to celebrities like our Spider-Man, because although they are close to their fans, they are also close to the hate of many people.
“There is a terrible stigma against mental health and seeking help is not something to be ashamed of, but it is much easier said than done.”
Here we have five other celebrities who also closed their social networks to take a break or as a strategy to promote their projects.
Justin Bieber
Justin closed his Instagram account in 2016 after reading all the hate Sofia Richie, his then-girlfriend, received from his own fans, but returned early the following year.
Millie Bobby Brown
In 2018 Millie deleted her Twitter account because her photos were used to make a homophobic meme that went viral; She did the same thing with her Tik Tok account because she began to be the target of hate and some perverts who left messages for her. Since 2019, the star of stranger things He returned to Twitter with the account @milliestopshate, in which he seeks to give positive messages.
Miley Cirus
Also in 2018 Miley closed all her networks, many of us thought that a surprise was coming, but no, the singer of Party In The USA he just wanted to take a break. She later returned to Instagram, where she is still one of the spoiled.
Taylor Swift
Unlike the celebrities we’ve talked about, Taylor didn’t leave social media to take a break, but to promote the release of her then-new material. Reputation. Well, more than closing her account, what the author of lover What he did was empty his mission and then fill it again with the promotion of his album.
Selena Gomez
What happened to Selena is that in 2017 they hacked her Instagram account and uploaded compromising photos of her ex, Justin Bieber. Although she soon returned to Instagram, Selena told the New York Times who deletes the application once a week for mental health so as not to get stuck or down with negative comments.