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Logged off: British celebs who quit social media - In light of the news that Ruby Rose has turned her back on social media, take a look at some other stars who have thought again.
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Millie Bobby Brown - The 'Stranger Things' star recently made headlines after she quit Twitter.
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Millie Bobby Brown - Users on the site were spreading photoshopped images of Brown, featuring anti-LGBT messages and quotes.
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Millie Bobby Brown - However, it isn’t known if Brown’s decision is directly linked to the online trolling.
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Claudia Winkleman - Earlier this year, presenter Claudia Winkleman decided to leave Instagram.
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Claudia Winkleman - Writing in her Sunday Times column, Claudia said she “had an odd feeling” about the app. She added that Instagram “is simply showing off”.
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Claudia Winkleman - Claudia has however kept her Twitter account, which has nearly one million followers.
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Daisy Ridley - Last year, Daisy Ridley decided to leave all social media, including her Instagram account.
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Daisy Ridley - Talking with Radio Times, Ridley said social media had a negative impact on people’s mental health. “It's such a weird thing for young people to look at distorted images of things they should be”, the actress said.
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Daisy Ridley - Ridley is best known for her lead role in the revamped ‘Star Wars’ series. She plays Rey, a mysterious heroine from the planet Jakku.
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Ed Sheeran - Ed Sheeran stepped away from social media back in 2015. The singer apparently grew tired of spending time on his phone instead of enjoying the real world.
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Ed Sheeran - Funnily enough, Sheeran explained the decision in an Instagram post. “I find myself seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes so I'm taking this opportunity… to travel the world and see everything I missed”.
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Ed Sheeran - However, Sheeran returned to social media in December 2016, just before the release of third album ‘÷’.
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Adele - Adele usually keeps a low profile between albums, which translates into her scarce social media presence.
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Adele - During a concert in Brisbane, Adele told the crowd “I’m not allowed access to my own Twitter because I’m quite mouthy and I say the wrong thing a lot of the time”.
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Adele - Talking with Time magazine, Adele also said “How am I supposed to write a real record if I’m waiting for half a million likes on a f****** photo? That ain’t real”.
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Zayn - Zayn zoned out of Twitter back in 2012, after receiving constant criticism and abuse from users.
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Zayn - “The reason i don't tweet as much as i use to, is because I'm sick of all the useless opinions and hate that i get daily”, Zayn wrote on the website. “Goodbye twitter”.
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Zayn - Malik added that “My fans that have something nice to say can tweet me on the one direction account”. He returned to his personal account not long after.
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Daniel Radcliffe - Daniel Radcliffe was once one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors. These days, he keeps a low profile and only uses Google+ for social media updates.
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Daniel Radcliffe - Speaking with Sky News, Radcliffe said “I don't have Twitter and I don't have Facebook and I think that makes things a lot easier”.
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Daniel Radcliffe - The actor added that “If you go on Twitter and tell everybody what you're doing moment to moment and then claim you want a private life, then no one is going to take that request seriously”.
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Keira Knightley - Keira Knightley talked on ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ about why she quit social media.
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Keira Knightley - “I did actually join Twitter for about 12 hours because I tried to be down with the kids and it just creeped me out”, the actress confessed.
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Keira Knightley - Knightley did the same with Facebook. She said she used the app for just one hour before calling it quits.
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Kate Winslet - Kate Winslet isn’t a fan of social media either. The ‘Titanic’ star told Vogue that she is worried about the negative impact it can have on young women.
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Kate Winslet - “What happened to privacy? What happened to friendships that are based on real conversation and shared experience, OFF lines and IN the real world. It makes me really sad”, Winslet mused.
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Kate Winslet - Winslet seems deeply concerned with how social media affects the self-esteem of young people, especially women.
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Lily James - Actress Lily James has spoken out against social media, saying she has a “constant inner battle about it”.
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Lily James - James doesn’t have a Twitter, but she uses her Instagram, on which she has one million followers.
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Lily James - “We go through all sorts of different emotions and Instagram makes it look like everything's perfect, and that's rubbish”, she told BBC News. She’s posting photos for now, but that could all change sometime soon.
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Benedict Cumberbatch - Benedict Cumberbatch has shrugged off social media for now.
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Benedict Cumberbatch - “I can’t get involved in social media because as they know, it’d be a disaster. I can’t tweet to save my life”, he told People magazine.
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Benedict Cumberbatch - Cumberbatch added that he thinks social media is “toxic”. Instead, he’d prefer to “spend my energy doing what brought me to their attention in the first place, which is my work”.
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Logged off: British celebs who quit social media - In light of the news that Ruby Rose has turned her back on social media, take a look at some other stars who have thought again.
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Millie Bobby Brown - The 'Stranger Things' star recently made headlines after she quit Twitter.
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Millie Bobby Brown - Users on the site were spreading photoshopped images of Brown, featuring anti-LGBT messages and quotes.
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Millie Bobby Brown - However, it isn’t known if Brown’s decision is directly linked to the online trolling.
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Claudia Winkleman - Earlier this year, presenter Claudia Winkleman decided to leave Instagram.
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Claudia Winkleman - Writing in her Sunday Times column, Claudia said she “had an odd feeling” about the app. She added that Instagram “is simply showing off”.
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Claudia Winkleman - Claudia has however kept her Twitter account, which has nearly one million followers.
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Daisy Ridley - Last year, Daisy Ridley decided to leave all social media, including her Instagram account.
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Daisy Ridley - Talking with Radio Times, Ridley said social media had a negative impact on people’s mental health. “It's such a weird thing for young people to look at distorted images of things they should be”, the actress said.
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Daisy Ridley - Ridley is best known for her lead role in the revamped ‘Star Wars’ series. She plays Rey, a mysterious heroine from the planet Jakku.
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Ed Sheeran - Ed Sheeran stepped away from social media back in 2015. The singer apparently grew tired of spending time on his phone instead of enjoying the real world.
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Ed Sheeran - Funnily enough, Sheeran explained the decision in an Instagram post. “I find myself seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes so I'm taking this opportunity… to travel the world and see everything I missed”.
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Ed Sheeran - However, Sheeran returned to social media in December 2016, just before the release of third album ‘÷’.
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Adele - Adele usually keeps a low profile between albums, which translates into her scarce social media presence.
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Adele - During a concert in Brisbane, Adele told the crowd “I’m not allowed access to my own Twitter because I’m quite mouthy and I say the wrong thing a lot of the time”.
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Adele - Talking with Time magazine, Adele also said “How am I supposed to write a real record if I’m waiting for half a million likes on a f****** photo? That ain’t real”.
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Zayn - Zayn zoned out of Twitter back in 2012, after receiving constant criticism and abuse from users.
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Zayn - “The reason i don't tweet as much as i use to, is because I'm sick of all the useless opinions and hate that i get daily”, Zayn wrote on the website. “Goodbye twitter”.
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Zayn - Malik added that “My fans that have something nice to say can tweet me on the one direction account”. He returned to his personal account not long after.
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Daniel Radcliffe - Daniel Radcliffe was once one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors. These days, he keeps a low profile and only uses Google+ for social media updates.
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Daniel Radcliffe - Speaking with Sky News, Radcliffe said “I don't have Twitter and I don't have Facebook and I think that makes things a lot easier”.
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Daniel Radcliffe - The actor added that “If you go on Twitter and tell everybody what you're doing moment to moment and then claim you want a private life, then no one is going to take that request seriously”.
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Keira Knightley - Keira Knightley talked on ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ about why she quit social media.
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Keira Knightley - “I did actually join Twitter for about 12 hours because I tried to be down with the kids and it just creeped me out”, the actress confessed.
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Keira Knightley - Knightley did the same with Facebook. She said she used the app for just one hour before calling it quits.
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Kate Winslet - Kate Winslet isn’t a fan of social media either. The ‘Titanic’ star told Vogue that she is worried about the negative impact it can have on young women.
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Kate Winslet - “What happened to privacy? What happened to friendships that are based on real conversation and shared experience, OFF lines and IN the real world. It makes me really sad”, Winslet mused.
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Kate Winslet - Winslet seems deeply concerned with how social media affects the self-esteem of young people, especially women.
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Lily James - Actress Lily James has spoken out against social media, saying she has a “constant inner battle about it”.
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Lily James - James doesn’t have a Twitter, but she uses her Instagram, on which she has one million followers.
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Lily James - “We go through all sorts of different emotions and Instagram makes it look like everything's perfect, and that's rubbish”, she told BBC News. She’s posting photos for now, but that could all change sometime soon.
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Benedict Cumberbatch - Benedict Cumberbatch has shrugged off social media for now.
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Benedict Cumberbatch - “I can’t get involved in social media because as they know, it’d be a disaster. I can’t tweet to save my life”, he told People magazine.
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Benedict Cumberbatch - Cumberbatch added that he thinks social media is “toxic”. Instead, he’d prefer to “spend my energy doing what brought me to their attention in the first place, which is my work”.
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Logged off: The celebs who quit social media
Meet the stars who thought twice about social media
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