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Gomez is the second most followed person on Instagram
Actress and singer Selena Gomez said that social media had been "terrible" for her generation and had urged people to set time limits for online activities.
Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, where she is promoting her new film, The Dead Don & # 39; t Die, the 26-year-old said: "I think our world is going through a difficult time.
"But for my generation in particular, social media has been terrible."
She claimed that many young people were not aware of important current issues.
"It's a useful platform but it scares me when we see young boys and girls not really aware of the news," she added.
"It's selfish – I do not mean selfish, it's rude – but it's dangerous, that's for sure."
Gomez, which has 150 million subscribers on Instagram, was overtaken last year by footballer Cristiano Ronaldo as the most followed person on the platform. She has already taken long breaks in social media.
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Gomez joined the cast and crew of The Dead Don's Die in Cannes
In his new horror comedy, directed by Jim Jarmusch and co-starred with Bill Murray, Adam Driver and Tilda Swinton, Gomez plays a "hipster obsessed with wifi" amid a zombie apocalypse brought on by climate change.
While posting posts and posts on Instagram and Twitter, Gomez said she was trying to do so constructively, aware of the dangers of online pressure for many of her young fans.
"I am very grateful to have the platform in any way, I can always share things that fascinate me," she said. "I do not take a lot of unnecessary photos but I like being intentional with it.
"I see these girls devastated by bullying who can not have my voice.
"It can be great at times, but I'll be careful and I'll give you time limits on when you can use it and not."
Director Jarmusch described the actress as "incredibly admirable" in regards to how she uses her celebrity platform.
"She is admired by so many people," he said. "She is a remarkable person."
The famous filmmaker confessed that he was actually "more fan of vampires than zombies", but that he had used the undead in his new film, which blamed the freaking of being at the origin of the zombie uprising, "like a metaphor".
He added that he was "with teens" when it came to awareness of climate change issues – which he says is "not a political problem". ".
Earlier this year, British schoolchildren went on strike to protest environmental problems.
The theme of the horror will continue Wednesday with John Carpenter expected to receive the Golden Coach Award at the festival's session devoted to the Directors' Fortnight.
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