Priyanka Chopra Jonas has described herself in a new interview as "wary" of social media.
The actress, who most recently starred in the Netflix adaption of The White Tiger, told Elle UK: "My relationship with social media has changed in the past four to five years. I'm definitely a lot more wary now. I don't interact as much.
"[Before], if I didn’t sleep or if I was bored in a trailer, I would start a Q&A with fans, or go live on Instagram. I’m a lot more careful [now]."
The Quantico actress, 38, married pop star Nick Jonas in 2018, and said that stepping back from social media "broke [her] heart a little bit".
"The succession of it all, how easy it is to take something trivial and make it so large," she explained. "I’m not an elected official. I’m just a girl trying to do a job."
Chopra Jonas boasts 60.1 million Instagram followers and 26.9m Twitter followers. A quick glance at her Instagram makes it clear that it is vastly used as a promotional tool.
There are links to magazine and newspaper stories about her, and posts about products she is promoting, such as her Anomaly hair range. She raises awareness of social causes that matter to her, and also links to TV and film projects she is working on.
A candid glimpse into her day-to-day existence, such as the accounts of, say, Busy Philipps, Lizzo and Chrissy Teigen, it certainly is not.
Surprisingly, however, she does admit to having a group of fans on social media who she has been in contact with for years.
"Ever since I’ve been on Twitter, I’ve had these amazing, loyal fans who have been consistent for years, so I DM [them]," she says. "I’ll do a quick, 'Let’s meet and say hi ...' I have done for years.
"It’s really fun, and they have been there from the beginning. I quietly listen to their suggestions. They’ll say, 'Girl, you need to post this picture,' and I’m like, 'Oh yeah, OK.' They are my trusted counsel."
Chopra Jonas is currently promoting her memoir, Unfinished, which hits shelves on Tuesday, February 9.
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The chief operating officer of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Andres de Leon, said his company's hyperloop technology is “ready” and safe.
He said the company prioritised safety throughout its development and, last year, Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurance companies, announced it was ready to insure their technology.
“Our levitation, propulsion, and vacuum technology have all been developed [...] over several decades and have been deployed and tested at full scale,” he said in a statement to The National.
“Only once the system has been certified and approved will it move people,” he said.
HyperloopTT has begun designing and engineering processes for its Abu Dhabi projects and hopes to break ground soon.
With no delivery date yet announced, Mr de Leon said timelines had to be considered carefully, as government approval, permits, and regulations could create necessary delays.
