Selena Gomez: ‘Social media has really been terrible for my generation’

Selena Gomez, once the most-followed person in Instagram, believes that social media has been terrible for her generation.

The 26-year-old spoke candidly about the modern threat on Wednesday during a news conference at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, where she was promoting her new movie “The Dead Don’t Die.”

The 26-year-old said: "I think our world is going through a lot obviously.

"But for my generation specifically, social media has been terrible."

She claimed many young people were unaware of important news issues.

"It's a useful platform but it does scare me when you see young boys and girls not really aware of the news going on," she added.

"It's selfish - I don't wanna say selfish, that's rude - but it's dangerous for sure."

Gomez who is the third most followed person on Instagram after football star Cristiano Ronaldo and pop singer Ariana Grande.