Selena Gomez took on technical leaders on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old singer made a statement on social media after supporters of President Donald Trump forcibly stormed the US Capitol in Washington DC to protest his election loss against President-elect Joe Biden.
“ Today is the result of allowing people with hatred in their hearts to use platforms that should be used to bring people together and enable people to build community, ” Gomez said, before citing with who spoke to them directly.
The multi-talented entertainer named leaders after Trump supporters who staged mass protests coupled with Republican congressional dispute over election results
The latest: Selena Gomez, 28, took technical leaders to social media on Wednesday after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the Capitol Building 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 have all failed the American people today and I hope you will fix things in the future.” ‘
The multi-talented entertainer named leaders after Trump supporters who staged massive protests in conjunction with the Republican congressional dispute over the election results ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s scheduled inauguration on Jan. 20.
In the midst of Wednesday’s historic events, authorities lost control as people entered the Capitol in demolitions and trespassing, with a man entering Nancy Pelosi’s office. Local officials said a woman (who has not been publicly identified) was fatally shot inside the building amid the chaos.
Twitter suspended Trump’s account Wednesday after a series of tweets that did not quell the ongoing violence.
The multi-talented entertainer named leaders after Trump supporters who staged mass protests coupled with Republican congressional dispute over election results
Amid Wednesday’s events, authorities lost control as people entered the Capitol with demolitions and trespassing
“We have demanded the removal of three @ realDonaldTrump tweets posted earlier today for repeated and serious violations of our citizen integrity policy,” the social media company said. This means @realDonaldTrump’s account will be locked for 12 hours after deleting these Tweets. If the Tweets are not deleted, the account will remain locked. ‘
Gomez took a closer look at Facebook last week over reports that they spread the platform with the scattered false information about the coronavirus, which she says has deadly consequences. She shared a link to a clip from a BBC segment with Imi Ahmed, the CEO of Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a London-based non-profit organization.
In it, Ahmed said social media companies have done “absolutely nothing” to stop the spread of false information about vaccines and other aspects of the pandemic, citing experiments they conducted.
Gomez responded in a tweet to the segment on Tuesday, saying, “Scientific misinformation has and will cost lives. @Facebook said they do not allow lies about COVID and vaccines to be spread on their platforms.
Gomez took to Facebook last week over reports they spread false information about coronavirus, which she says has deadly consequences
Gomez was protected with a mask as she was seen in NYC last month
So how come all of this is still happening? Facebook will be responsible for thousands of deaths if they don’t take action now! ‘
Gomez had previously recalled 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 hate? There are still accounts there even though you have been notified !! ‘
Gomez took to Instagram Stories in September to share a DM she previously sent to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg regarding problematic aspects of the social media sites.
“Facebook and Instagram are being used to spread hatred, misinformation, racism and bigotry,” Gomez wrote. “I call on both of you to HELP THIS. Exclude groups and users focused on spreading hate speech, violence and misinformation. Our future depends on it. ‘
Focused: The starlet was snapped in LA in February, about a month before lockdown
Gomez took to Instagram Stories in September to share a DM she previously sent to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg regarding problematic aspects of the social media sites