Lorde Explains Her Silence on Social Media

Lorde has finally revealed why she<br />took such a dramatic step away from<br />social media over two years ago.<br />She candidly discussed her 2018 decision to<br />delete hundreds of old tweets and Instagram<br />posts in the November issue of ‘Interview.’<br />According to Lorde, her decision to<br />“peace out” from social media was partly due to<br />her feeling like she was “losing [her] free will.” <br />She also revealed that she was feeling<br />“massive amounts of stress” over systemic<br />racism, police brutality and climate change.<br />She described being on social media as<br />“having front-row seats to the hellfire.”<br />"Part of what made me peace out on<br />social media … was the massive amounts<br />of stress I was feeling about our planet,<br />about systemic racism, and about police<br />brutality in this country … How do you deal<br />with having front-row seats to the hellfire?"<br />Lorde, to 'Interview'.<br />Although she removed herself<br />from social media, Lorde spoke<br />out about the murder of George Floyd<br />earlier this year via email.<br />In the mass email to fans, Lorde confessed<br />that she was still trying to “strike a balance”<br />between social media and “true action.” .<br />"One of the things I find most frustrating<br />about social media is performative activism,<br />predominantly by white celebrities (like me).<br />It’s hard to strike a balance between<br />self-serving social media displays<br />and true action."<br />Lorde, to 'Interview'.