If you’ve ever thought about deleting your social media accounts, you are not alone. There are hundreds of first-person accounts and online advice that prove how beneficial it is for your mental health to go off social media.
If you think your pedestrian Instagram habits are bad, imagining having millions of people hanging onto your every move. For this reason, celebrities are very likely to need a social media detox. Whether they took a break from posting, wiped their social media clean before announcing a new project, or have ditched it forever, these stars have made headlines for bucking social media.
Here are 10 stars who hit the “delete” button on their social media profiles, and why they did it.
Politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said she gave up Facebook.

During Monday’s episode of the Yahoo News podcast “Skullduggery,” the US representative and native New Yorker said she gave up Facebook and limits her time on Instagram and Twitter.
“I personally gave up Facebook, which was kind of a big deal because I started my campaign on Facebook and Facebook was my primary digital organizing tool for a very long time,” Ocasio-Cortez said on the podcast. “I gave up on it. We still sort of have accounts on it.”
She went on to explain that she feels “social media poses a public health risk to everybody,” and it can increase things such as depression, anxiety, and addiction.
Miley Cyrus removed all of her Instagram photos in 2018.

In July 2018, Miley Cyrus unexpectedly cleared out all her social media channels. Many thought it was in preparation for a new surprise album, or worse – that she and Liam Hemsworth were on the outs – but a source close to the singer told Entertainment Tonightthat there was nothing nefarious or exciting behind the social media purge, she just wanted a break.
“When Miley removed all the photos from her Instagram, she knew everyone would wonder why,” a source told ET. “But her decision to do it wasn’t earth-shattering. Miley says she simply likes to change things up! She is taking a long needed break and she feels it’s healthy.”
She has since been actively posting on the platform.
Pete Davidson deleted his Instagram after people voiced negative opinions about his whirlwind romance and engagement to Ariana Grande.

After a whirlwind romance and engagement to Ariana Grande, “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson deleted his Instagram account. Many wondered if there was trouble in paradise, but Davidson clarified that he ditched Instagram because he couldn’t handle the negative comments he received from angry fans.
“No there’s nothing wrong,” he wrote on Instagram before deleting it. “No nothing happened. No there’s nothing cryptic about anything. I just don’t wanna be on Instagram anymore. Or on any social media platform. The internet is an evil place and it doesn’t make me feel good.”
Since then, the comedian has returned to Instagram.
Millie Bobby Brown left Twitter after becoming a homophobic meme.

The 14-year-old “Stranger Things” actress deleted her Twitter account after she became the subject of a bizarre and homophobic Twitter trend that paired innocuous photos of Brown with homophobic captions.
Though some people who have used the meme claim it was meant to be satirical and that the meme creators were all themselves LGBT+, Brown deleted her Twitter in June 2018. She has not been very active on the site since.
Cardi B deleted Instagram shortly after a feud.

Cardi B deleted her Instagram for one week in May 2018 after getting into a public feud with fellow rapper Azealia Banks. Azealia accused Cardi of being a “caricature of a black woman,” but Cardi defended her authenticity and the two went back and forth online for a bit until Cardi ended it all by deleting her account.
Blake Lively briefly deleted her social media to promote a film.

Earlier this year, Blake Lively suspiciously wiped all her Instagram photos from the social media site and unfollowed everyone, including her husband Ryan Reynolds. Some feared for the worst, but it turned out that it was just a clever promotional tool. She returned to the app with a cryptic message about a woman named “Emily” – tease for her new film “A Simple Favor,” which is about the disappearance of a woman named Emily.
Kanye West has a history of deactivating and reactivating his social media accounts.

Kanye West famously quit social media years ago, then in February 2018 he reactivated his Instagram for Valentine’s Day, posted several photos of iconic celebrity couples, and then deleted his account again. A few months later Kanye started tweeting again, thus giving us a laundry list of now-infamous tweets.
Taylor Swift used her disappearance to promote a new album.

Taylor Swift famously wiped all her social media channels in the summer of 2017, but it was all just a big marketing ploy to promote her then-forthcoming “Reputation” album. She deleted all her posts but kept her social handles and then repopulated her account with her now-infamous snake iconography.
Daisy Ridley deleted Instagram after posting a photo in support of gun control.

The “Star Wars” actress deleted her Instagram in 2016 after receiving backlash for posting a photo in support of gun control. She has never returned to the photo-sharing site and probably never will.
“It’s not good for me, personally. I’m just not equipped for it. I’m super sensitive- not too sensitive- but I really feel things,” she told Glamour in December 2017.
Ed Sheeran took a break from work and social media to travel.

In December of 2015, Ed Sheeran took a break from both social media and work. He announced her sabbatical on Instagram writing: “I’ve had such an amazing ride over the last five years but I find myself seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes so I’m taking this opportunity of me not having to be anywhere or do anything to travel the world and see everything I missed.”
He has since returned and is back to Instagramming – his cats even have an Instagram account now.