--- title: Here's Why Taylor Swift Turned Off Her Instagram Comments description: Taylor Swift revealed why she turns off her Instagram comments and her best social media advice in a new interview. canonical: https://time.com/5546298/why-taylor-swift-turned-off-instagram-comments/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-06T20:06:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:57.426Z og:title: Here's Why Taylor Swift Turned Off Her Instagram Comments og:description: "I think it’s healthy for your self-esteem to need less internet praise" og:url: https://time.com/5546298/why-taylor-swift-turned-off-instagram-comments/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf36aa72eb5eff46a/69894653457a529646d60a64/taylor-swift-turns-off-instagram-comments-why.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: US-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM-TELEVISION-WARNER-INSTYLE-GOLDEN-GLOBES-AF og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's Why Taylor Swift Turned Off Her Instagram Comments twitter:description: "I think it’s healthy for your self-esteem to need less internet praise" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf36aa72eb5eff46a/69894653457a529646d60a64/taylor-swift-turns-off-instagram-comments-why.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's the Reason Why Taylor Swift Says She Turned Off Her Instagram Comments > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Jean-Baptiste LACROIX / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX/AFP/Getty Images) US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift arrives for the Warner Bros. and In Style 20th annual post Golden Globes party at the Oasis Courtyard of the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills on January 6, 2019\. (Photo by Jean-Baptiste LACROIX / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX/AFP/Getty Images) JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX—AFP/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 6, 2019 8:06 PM UTC [Taylor Swift](http://time.com/3583226/taylor-swift-cover-story/) has taken a noticeably scaled-back approach to social media in recent years, which includes limiting the way she interacts with her fans, followers and even trolls online. In an essay about turning 30 for [_ELLE_](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a26628467/taylor-swift-30th-birthday-lessons/), Swift revealed that during her time in the spotlight, she’s “learned to block some of the noise” by changing the way she uses social media. One way that she manages the issues that can come with the constant barrage of social media is by turning off her Instagram comments. “Yes, I keep comments off on my posts. That way, I’m showing my friends and fans updates on my life, but I’m training my brain to not need the validation of someone telling me that I look 🔥🔥🔥,” she wrote. “I’m also blocking out anyone who might feel the need to tell me to “go die in a hole h-” while I’m having my coffee at nine in the morning. 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