Selena Gomez is blaming the bosses of social media companies Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google for their alleged facilitation of allowing users to spread “hatred” after protesters stormed the United States Capitol on Wednesday, leaving four dead. .
The 28-year-old pop singer shared a statement on her Twitter account on Wednesday night, calling for patterns to be changed at major tech companies.
“Today is the result of allowing people with hatred in their hearts to use platforms that should be used to bring people together and allow them to build a community,” Gomez tweeted on Wednesday night.
She specifically called “Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google” and named their respective executives – Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Jack Dorsey, Sundar Pichai and Susan Wojcicki – tagging them in the post.
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“You all have failed the American people today and I hope you will fix things going forward,” continues Gomez’s statement.
When he arrived on Thursday morning, a Twitter spokesman and Dorsey pointed out his public interest policy, which was also shared on the platform on Wednesday night.
“Our public interest policy – which has guided our enforcement action in this area for years – ends when we believe that the risk of damage is greater and / or more serious,” says Twitter.
“We will continue to assess the situation in real time, including analysis of activity on the ground and statements made on Twitter. We will keep the public informed, even if a further escalation of our enforcement approach is necessary.”
Representatives from Facebook, Instagram, Google and their CEOs did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment.
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Selena Gomez said Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google and their respective CEOs “failed the American people” after the US Capitol riots on Wednesday.
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This is not the first time that Gomez has accused large technology companies of misusing their businesses. Late last month, the “Lose You to Love Me” singer issued a warning about Facebook’s alleged spread of “misinformation” about coronavirus vaccines.
“Scientific misinformation has cost and will cost lives. @Facebook said it doesn’t allow lies about COVID and vaccines to be spread on its platforms. So how is all this still going on? Facebook will be responsible for thousands of deaths if they don’t act now. ! “Gomez said while sharing a video about the problem shared by the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
A Facebook spokesman, however, said the company is committed to communicating correct facts regarding the COVID-19 vaccines and labels “Pages and groups that repeatedly share vaccine rumors” and “remove accounts and content that violate our policies” .
In July, Gomez reappeared on social media after taking a break and promised to get involved “a little more”.
Without going into detail, his comments seemed to refer to increased racial tensions in the United States amid the Black Lives Matter movement. She said that “I felt a little insensitive to post things that might just be cheerful or celebratory.”
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Washington, DC police said on Wednesday that the security breach at the U.S. Capitol resulted in four deaths – including a woman who had been shot – and at least 52 arrests. At least 14 policemen were also injured during the demonstrations, according to authorities.
Fox News’s David Aaro contributed to this report.