According to People on September 19, singer Selena Gomez recently sent a direct message to Facebook CEO – Mark Zuckerberg and Ms. Sheryl Sandberg – the company’s COO. In particular, the former Disney star hopes that the two leaders of this social networking platform will step in to build a community of civilized Facebook users, sharing correct and useful information. “It’s been a while since we sat down and talked together. We are facing a very serious problem. Facebook and Instagram (social networking platforms owned by Facebook – PV) are being used by many individuals to spread hate messages, false information, racism, and blind beliefs. I hope the two of you will join hands to prevent this problem,” said the owner of the hit Come & Get It
The beauty born in 1992 also proposed that Facebook should lock and block group and individual accounts that only focus on spreading posts with hateful content, violence, and false information. The famous singer emphasized: “Our future depends on it.” The beauty also expressed concern about this issue because this is an important time for elections in the US. “This is an election year, we cannot accept inaccurate information about voting. It is necessary to check the posted content and take effective measures. I hope to receive a response from both of you as soon as possible,” Selena Gomez added.
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Selena Gomez pays a lot of attention to the painful issues of social networks PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK |
Just like Justin Bieber’s ex-lover, star Jennifer Aniston is very concerned about this issue. The actress expressed in a separate statement: “We need to have a serious discussion about this. Instagram is fun and we love connecting with each other through it. However, words full of hate, bigotry, racism, homophobia, disinformation… are too welcome on this platform and Facebook must deal with that situation. The Friends star added: “Social media is playing a huge role in this election and we need to be conscious of the information we receive. Please verify that information and prevent negative behavior.” The sharing of the U.60 star is linked to the #StopHateforProfit campaign (roughly translated: Stop hate for profit).
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Jennifer Aniston and a series of famous stars simultaneously spoke out to request Facebook to have the right and timely handling of fake and hateful information on this giant platform. PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK |
Along with the actions of Selena Gomez and Jennifer Aniston, many American artists have joined the above campaign, declaring their personal pages locked after witnessing a lot of false and inflammatory information. #StopHateforProfit received the response of many stars such as: Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, Katy Perry, Mark Ruffalo, Kerry Washington, Jamie Foxx, Cara Delevingne, Michael B. Jordan… “Facebook turns a blind eye to posts containing content hate, misinformation on their platforms. This is not an ‘operational mistake’ but a deliberate decision to put profits above people and democracy,” Jennifer Lawrence expressed her opinion on Twitter and expressed support for with the #StopHateforProfit campaign.
