Lorde Opens up About Decision tobr ‘Peace Out’ From Social Media.br Lorde has finally revealed why shebr took such a dramatic step away frombr social media over two years ago.br She candidly discussed her 2018 decision tobr delete hundreds of old tweets and Instagrambr posts in the November issue of ‘Interview.’ .br According to Lorde, her decision tobr “peace out” from social media was partly due tobr her feeling like she was “losing [her] free will.” .br She also revealed that she was feelingbr “massive amounts of stress” over systemicbr racism, police brutality and climate change. .br She described being on social media asbr “having front-row seats to the hellfire.” .br Part of what made me peace out onbr social media … was the massive amountsbr of stress I was feeling about our planet,br about systemic racism, and about policebr brutality in this country … How do you dealbr with having front-row seats to the hellfire?, br Lorde, to 'Interview'.br Although she removed herselfbr from social media, Lorde spokebr out about the murder of George Floydbr earlier this year via email.br In the mass email to fans, Lorde confessedbr that she was still trying to “strike a balance”br between social media and “true action.” .br One of the things I find most frustratingbr about social media is performative activism,br predominantly by white celebrities (like me).