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Shawn Mendes Says He Just Cant Quit Social Media

mendes-1.16134900 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Shawn Mendes attends the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on September 12, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)

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Shawn Mendes said Wednesday he struggles to stay off social media.

Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Mendes admitted he often deletes his apps “for like three days… until I download them again.”

The 23-year-old Canadian singer added: “I honestly wish I could say I’m good at not being on social media but I’m not. I’m on it all the time. I suck at it.”

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Mendes noted the “conflict and judgment” that permeates social media and said he believes “we’re way smarter than that.”

Mendes described his relationship with social media as “most of the time hate” while acknowledging it’s not all bad. “It’s a beautiful thing when you can rally people together to do something in a positive way,” he said. “It’s a beautiful thing when people are saying good things about you. Feels really good.”