TORONTO — Canadian actress Pamela Anderson quit social media Saturday and warns it is “controlling us, desensitizing us” and “destroying relationships.”
Her final message on Twitter read: “Bye Bye Twitter, Face Book (sic) and Instagram. Nothing personal.”
The 47-year-old B.C. native then deactivated her Twitter and Facebook accounts and set her Instagram to private.
“The browsing alone takes precious time out of our day,” she explained. “Time we could be taking to talk to our children, or make love, walk our dog… or make a physical difference in a sensual world.”
Anderson, who regularly tweeted to her 1 million followers about causes that are close to heart, acknowledged the power of social media “to bring awareness to incredible things.”
But, she said, “hard work does that even better.”
Anderson, who recently announced she filed for divorce from Rick Salomon for the third time, said she was sharing too much online.
“My personal life is my own. Not meant for Instagram,” the former Baywatch star explained. “What was I thinking?
“How many likes/followers do not define me… Or anyone.”
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