Selena Gomez addressed technology leaders on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old singer issued a statement on social media after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the US Capitol in Washington, DC, to contest his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden.
“Today, the result is that people with hatred in their hearts are allowed to use platforms that need to be used to bring people together and enable people to build a community,” Gomez said before speaking directly with whom she talked.
The versatile entertainment star named leaders after Trump supporters staged massive protests along with the Republican congressional dispute over the election results
The latest: Selena Gomez, 28, made headlines on social media on Wednesday after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the US Capitol in Washington, DC, to protest his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden.
She continued: “Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google, Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Jack Dorsey, Sundar Pichai, Susan Wojcicki – you all failed the American people today and I hope you will fix things in the future.”
The versatile entertainment star named leaders after Trump supporters staged massive protests along with the Republican congressional dispute over the election results, ahead of the presidential inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20.
Amid Wednesday’s historic events, authorities lost control as people entered and vandalized the Capitol building, with one man entering it at Nancy Pelosi’s office. Local officials said a woman (who was not identified in public) was fatally shot inside the building amid the chaos.
Twitter suspended Trump’s account on Wednesday after a series of tweets that forced the ongoing violence little.
The versatile entertainment star named leaders after Trump supporters staged massive protests along with the Republican congressional dispute over the election results
Amid Wednesday’s events, authorities lost control as people entered and vandalized the Capitol building.
“We have removed the deletion of three @realDonaldTrump tweets posted earlier today for repeated and serious violations of our civil integrity policies,” the social media company said. ‘This means that the account of @realDonaldTrump will be closed for 12 hours after deleting these tweets. If the tweets are not removed, the account will remain closed. ‘
Gomez scrutinized Facebook last week over reports that they had leaked the false information about the coronavirus, which she said had deadly consequences. She shared a link to a clip from a BBC segment with Imi Ahmed, CEO of Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a London non-profit organization.
In it, Ahmed said that social media companies did ‘absolutely nothing’ to stop the spread of false information about vaccines and other aspects of the pandemic, citing experiments they did.
Gomez responded in a tweet to the segment on Tuesday, saying: ‘Scientific disinformation costs and will cost lives. @Facebook said they do not allow lies about COVID and vaccines to be spread on their platforms.
Gomez scrutinized Facebook last week over reports that they had spread false information about the coronavirus, which she said had deadly consequences
Gomez is protected in a mask as she was seen in NYC last month
‘Why is this still happening? Facebook is going to be responsible for thousands of deaths if they do not act now! ‘
Gomez had previously called out the sites following a (CCDH) report that neo-Nazis could trade through both sites.
She said: ‘I am speechless. @Facebook @Instagram how do you tolerate this hatred? There are still bills there, even if you have been notified !! ‘
Gomez went to Instagram Stories in September to share a DM she previously sent to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg regarding problematic aspects of social media sites.
“Facebook and Instagram are used to spread hatred, misinformation, racism and discord,” Gomez wrote. “I appeal to both of you to help stop this. Please shut down groups and users aimed at spreading violence and misinformation about hate speech. Our future depends on it. ‘
Focused: The star was photographed in LA in February, about a month before the lockout
Gomez went to Instagram Stories in September to share a DM she previously sent to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg regarding problematic aspects of social media sites.