Instagram’s fifth most popular personality Selena Gomez admits platform has destroyed millennials- Selena Gomez has acknowledged the impact of social media platforms to the youth - The 27-year-old said Instagram was a big platform that was destroying millennials - The pop star said she would switch the social media platforms if it were possible even though many would dislike her for doing so Having too many followers on social media is not as good as it may seem, according to female singer Selena Gomez. The pop star has acknowledged the impact of social media platforms, especially Instagram, to the youth of today. Being in the top five most followed personalities on Instagram does not change the fact that she wishes the application never existed. PAY ATTENTION: Read best news on Nigeria's #1 news app In a confessional interview with Dazed Magazine, the 27-year-old said Instagram was a big platform that was destroying the millennials and would switch it off if it were possible. Recommended for you “Hand dey scratch baba”: Davido mistakenly posts video of him getting massa... "I think I’d have a lot of people not liking me for saying yes (switching Instagram off). If I could find a balanced, happy medium that would be great, but I would be lying if I said that it is not destroying some of my generation, their identity," she explained. In her new album, Rare, the US citizen of Mexican descent said the name was aimed at making something very different in a world that wanted to be the same. "It’s a huge part of why I named my album Rare – because there’s so much pressure to look the same as everyone else," she said. PAY ATTENTION: Do you have news to share? Contact Legit.ng instantly Selena Gomez took a social media break back in 2018 and admitted that her return -two years later was scary and does not explore too much anymore. "It was scary going back on, the first four days I was like, ‘No, there’s no way I can do this.’ What I do now is to only go on it when I feel like I need to, and then I’ll just log off, I will not take time to explore or look at anything else. I do not read anything, I do not read any single thing," Selena added. Recommended for you "Davido, please say something": Lady cries frantically as singer comes onli... Back in December 2019, the gorgeous beauty surprised many Kenyans after they learned she had secretly sneaked into the country. The singer was in Kenya for a week and avoided sharing details of her location while not posting anything on social media. She was working with a charity organisation We Movement that was able to push for her visit. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that American singer and songwriter Justine Skye recently took to her official page on the micro-messaging platform, Twitter, to hype herself. The music star in a short post noted that she is such a big deal, adding that she cannot believe she once spent her time falling for someone that never appreciated her. NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng We have upgraded to serve you better Should married men bar their wives from social media? - on Legit TV Recommended for you Banks begin payment of old naira notes to customers, set withdrawal limits... Source: Legit.ng - Selena Gomez has acknowledged the impact of social media platforms to the youth - The 27-year-old said Instagram was a big platform that was destroying millennials - The pop star said she would switch the social media platforms if it were possible even though many would dislike her for doing so PAY ATTENTION: PAY ATTENTION READ ALSO Legit.ng