Tom Holland Takes A Step Back From Social Media, Saying ‘I Find Instagram And Twitter To Be Overstimulating’
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26-year-old actor Tom Holland, better known for his role as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, commented this past Sunday about the negative impact of social media on his life. Holland is not the first and will probably not be the last to do so, following a trend among many other Hollywood stars that did the same in the past few years like Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, and Ed Sheeran.
Holland posted the message through Instagram with the intention of talking about two organizations that he supports: Stem4 (a British mental health charity for teenagers) and The Brothers Trust. Even though the main goal of the video was to talk about these charities, he spent the first minute discussing the reasons behind his absence from social media:
“I find Instagram and Twitter to be overstimulating, to be overwhelming, I get caught up, and I spiral when I read things about me online. It is ultimately detrimental to my mental state, so I decided to delete the app”.
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Kelly Marie Tran made a similar move after the release of The Last Jedi in 2017. She went ahead and deleted her account altogether after receiving racist and derogatory comments. A more recent incident concerning the negative impact of social media was with the release of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which featured actress Moses Ingram. Ewan McGregor spoke out against the racist remarks, and stood by his costar:
“We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold. If anyone intends to make her feel in any way unwelcome, we have only one thing to say: we resist.”
Social media have made a big impact on everyone’s lives in the last decade, giving a voice to many people online. While this could be a good thing by giving a means for marginalized people across the world to share what they wouldn’t have been able to through traditional channels, it also gave others an opportunity for bullying and harassment.
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Source(s): BBC, Capital FM, The Guardian