Michael Stipe quits Instagram in protest

By Andrew Arthur
Updated September 13 2018 - 3:36pm, first published 3:32pm
Former R.E.M singer Michael Stipe is quitting Instagram.
Former R.E.M singer Michael Stipe is quitting Instagram.

Former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has announced his departure from Instagram in protest at how social media is affecting politics and the way people interact with each other.

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