--- ---  # Here's the Reason Why Taylor Swift Says She Turned Off Her Instagram Comments  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 6, 2019 8:06 PM UTC  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) 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. I think it’s healthy for your self-esteem to need less internet praise to appease it.” Here's Why Taylor Swift Turned Off Her Instagram Comments ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5546298/why-taylor-swift-turned-off-instagram-comments/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5546298/why-taylor-swift-turned-off-instagram-comments/"},"headline":"Here's the Reason Why Taylor Swift Says She Turned Off Her Instagram Comments","datePublished":"2019-03-06T20:06:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:57:57.426Z","description":"\"I think it’s healthy for your self-esteem to need less internet praise to appease it\"","url":"https://time.com/5546298/why-taylor-swift-turned-off-instagram-comments/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"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=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"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=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM-TELEVISION-WARNER-INSTYLE-GOLDEN-GLOBES-AF","caption":"US-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM-TELEVISION-WARNER-INSTYLE-GOLDEN-GLOBES-AF","creditText":"JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5546298/why-taylor-swift-turned-off-instagram-comments/","name":"Here's the Reason Why Taylor Swift Says She Turned Off Her Instagram Comments"}}]}] ```