Kim Kardashian briefly returns to social media

Kim Kardashian has briefly returned to social media for the first time since her Paris robbery ordeal to follow friends Paris Hilton, Ariana Grande, and Sofia Richie on Instagram.

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has steered clear of Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat since the armed robbery at the beginning of last month (Oct16), but there was a little activity on Wednesday as she checked the accounts of some of the 104 people she follows.

The news comes two weeks after eagle-eyed fans spotted three Facebook posts on 31 October (16), which were quickly deleted.

"The posts were an error,” a source told Us Weekly at the time. "She's still figuring out when is the right time for her to come back."

The reality TV star is reportedly still considering her social media future after critics suggested the thieves who raided her Paris apartment were there to grab jewelry items they saw Kim wearing in photos she posted on Snapchat while attending various Paris Fashion Week events leading up to the ordeal.

Kardashian has been keeping a very low-profile since the robbery, canceling a series of appearances, and reports suggest she has restructured her security team following the Paris scare, during which she was bound, gagged and forced to look down the barrel of a gun.