Imi Ahmed
"Selena Gomez slams social media: 'Facebook is going to be responsible for thousands of deaths'
Selena Gomez is speaking out about Facebook and its tendency to help the spread of potentially-harmful misinformation.
The 29-year-old singer posted a tweet calling out the social media giant for being irresponsibly for the way it allows information to be spread on the platform, particularly around COVID-19 and its vaccine.
"Scientific disinformation has and will cost lives," Gomez wrote, linking to a BBC News interview with the Center for Countering Digital Hate CEOImi Ahmed.
Scientific disinformation has and will cost lives. @Facebook said they don’t allow lies about COVID and vaccines to be spread on their platforms. So how come all of this is still happening? Facebook is going to be responsible for thousands of deaths if they don’t take action now! https://t.co/IAtDpNT5Tt
— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) December 30, 2020
"Facebook said they don't allow lies about COVID and vaccines to be spread on their platforms," she continued. "So how come all of this is still happening? Facebook is going to be responsible for thousands of deaths if they don't take action now!"
This isn't the first time the 'Rare' singer has shared her concerns about Facebook. In December, she wrote that that she was "speechless" after hearing that neo-Nazis were selling racist products on Facebook and sister site Instagram.
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