# Hollywood

Social media unhealthy for mental health: Daisy Ridley

Daisy Ridley, says the more she reads about teenage anxiety, the more she thinks social media is bad and highly unhealthy for people’s mental health.

IANS | Los Angeles | December 7, 2017 2:34 pm

Social media unhealthy for mental health: Daisy Ridley

Actress Daisy Ridley, who quit Instagram this year, says social media is bad for mental health.

“The more I read about teenage anxiety, the more I think it’s highly unhealthy for people’s mental health,” Ridley said, reports theguardian.com.

“It’s such a weird thing for young people to look at distorted images of things,” she added.

Ridley has been vocal about quitting social media. She left Instagram after facing backlash for sharing a post about victims of gun violence.

She will next be seen reprising her role of Rey in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

# Bengal

Abhishek congratulates bypoll winners

After the clean sweep of Trinamul Congress in the bypolls in Bengal, an elated Abhishek Banerjee, who is also the party’s national general secretary took to social media and wrote on X-handle about the victory.

# Entertainment

Bhumi Pednekar discovers her sister is getting married

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# India

CM Yogi warns voters against SP’s divisive tactics on social media

Addressing a public meeting on Saturday, CM Yogi appealed to the people to cast their votes in favour of BJP candidate Surendra Diler from Khair. He also expressed grief over the death of children in a fire incident in Jhansi.