MUMBAI: Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West, who has one of the biggest Instagram followings in the world -- 188.8 million -- has decided to freeze her social media accounts to protest against the spread of "hate, propaganda and misinformation".

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Orlando Bloom, Kerry Washington and Sacha Baron Cohen are among those also taking part in the protest, which is slated to take place on Wednesday.

The celebrities will freeze their accounts for 24 hours on Wednesday.