Katy Perry: Social media is ‘the decline of civilisation’

Katy Perry has deemed social media ‘the decline of civilisation’ following her own experiences of falling “victim” to the pressure to constantly share her life online.

The Swish Swish singer highlighted flaws in social media culture, including caring more about “likes” than real life.

Despite her 68 million followers on Instagram, the star urged fans to “not care” what others think and just “live their lives”.

Speaking to Refinery29, the pop sensation said: “It’s not good for us as a society. I think it's actually the decline of civilisation if we’re going extreme about it.

“We have to find a balance, and I'm trying to find my own personal balance with it because I'm just as much a victim as everybody else.”

Perry compared the “likes” culture to the process of exchanging money.

She said: “A lot of us are living for that picture, and then the currency is the like.”

Perry has become renowned for speaking out against the pressures of social media.

Speaking to the Times last year, she said: “I've been given a platform, and it would be a crying shame if I was just selling shoes and not trying to help the legs that are walking in them.

“It would be almost ignorant of me not to highlight some of the social injustices and false narratives. I have everything to lose, so I'm also taking a chance.”