Pledging to "unplug" from electronic devices and social media is one of the most popular new year's resolutions, according to social media site Twitter.

Alongside traditional resolutions like losing weight and quitting smoking, unplugging is among the top five promises for 2015 among tweeters.

The irony of using social media to promise to switch off was not lost on Twitter users, one of whom wrote: "Saying your resolution is to #unplug on Twitter is like saying you're going to try to control your drinking problem while at a bar."

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