Ed Sheeran has claimed he is quitting Twitter following online abuse from his followers.

The Castle On The Hill singer has told The Sun he is fed up of being targeted by social media trolls and will from now on use Twitter only to make announcements.

"I've actually come off Twitter completely. I can't read it," he said.

"I go on it and there's nothing but people saying mean things. Twitter's a platform for that."

Sheeran's decision comes after the Glastonbury headliner suffered online abuse from some followers, who accused him of faking his guitar playing on stage.

"Never thought I'd have to explain it, but everything I do in my live show is live, it's a loop station, not a backing track. Please google," he wrote.

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Anyway, great night, great atmosphere, family, friends, fun. Love you all x

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From now on, Ed's Instagram account will automatically generate tweets to his Twitter page, but the singer won't post anything himself.

"One comment ruins your day. But that's why I've come off it," he explained.

"The head-f*** for me has been trying to work out why people dislike me so much."

The 26-year-old star said that, at one point, he was even targeted by other artists' fans.

"Lady Gaga's fanbase read an interview in which they assumed I was talking about her and they all f****** hate," he told The Sun.

"And it wasn't anything to do with that at all," he added.

"So I think Twitter gets on a massive steam roll of assuming things and then you get in the s***."

Source: Skynews