In November 2016, fans of Kendall Jenner were shocked to learn the model had deleted her Instagram account with no warning. The media and fans were quick to notice the disappearance, yet noticed the model did not delete her Twitter or her Facebook — and did not take to those accounts to address why she deleted her Instagram, per Teen Vogue.
It didn't take long for the star to hop back on the 'gram, though. She was only away from the app for a week before announcing her return with a few photos of her friends. Shortly after, the model spoke to Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show about why she took a social media detox. "I just wanted a little bit of a break. I would wake up in the morning and look at it first thing, I would go to bed and it would be the last thing I looked at. I just felt a little too dependent on it," she explained.
It's not the first time Jenner has taken a social media break — though this time was different because she deleted her account and not the app. She told Allure in 2016 that during a vacation with her sister, Kylie Jenner, she noticed Kylie couldn't put her phone down. "That was the moment it kind of clicked for me. And I didn't like it. So sometimes I delete Instagram or Twitter or Snapchat off my phone for a couple days," she said.
