Selena Gomez, in November 2019. -
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Selena Gomez no longer wants to "like".
“We have a serious problem.
Facebook and Instagram are used to spread hatred, disinformation, racism and bigotry, ”the singer wrote in a private message on Friday to Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, CEO and COO of Facebook respectively.
"I'm alerting you both to stop this," continues the 28-year-old artist, who posted a screenshot of the missive in story on Instagram.
Selena Gomez calls for profiles and groups spreading hateful and violent speech to be shut down by the social media juggernaut.
Withdrawal from networks
As Variety recalls, the singer with 193 million subscribers on Instagram and 77 million on Facebook, sent this message the day after the action of the campaign Stop Hate for Profits ("Let's stop profiting from hate").
Many personalities, including Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry withdrew from social media for 24 hours.
The objective: to protest against the spread of hate speech online a few weeks before the US presidential election.
Frequently criticized for its laxity, Facebook announced in early September the implementation of several measures.
The social network will in particular suspend political ads and prevent a candidate from claiming the election before the official results
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