UK star Emma Watson keeps social media distance for sanity

UK star Emma Watson says she decided to keep her distance from social media to have sanity intact.

According to media reports released on Saturday, the actress said in an interview, “For my sanity, I cannot even go there (and read comments on Instagram). I have to create some distance because I’m human, you know?”

Emma Watson shot to fame by playing the role of Hermione Granger in ‘Harry Potter’ movies.

She also highlighted the role of technology in dehumanization from which she should keep a distance.

“Technology can dehumanize and it’s like they’re saying something about someone that isn’t there, but I am there and I am real.”

This comes as she played a role in new release 'The Circle' which focuses on how social media giants control and monitor personal information.

Watson said after the film's debut at the Tribeca Film Festival that “It was a very vulnerable experience for me making this movie… (It) was very hard for me and very meaningful,” adding that the film brought home issues of ethics and the boundaries of privacy.

The actress also recently starred in ‘Beauty and the Beast’, playing the role of a princess.

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