Singer Selena Gomez laid much of the blame for the Capitol riots at the feet of Big Tech, saying in a tweet that the chaos in Washington was "the result of allowing people with hate in their hearts to use platforms that should be used to bring people together and allow people to build community."
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Gomez has been calling out Big Tech for months, publicly, on the very platforms she's fighting and privately in conversations with Silicon Valley's big hitters. She said she's been frustrated by what she views as the companies' lackluster response. She said they have to "stop doing the bare minimum."
"It isn't about me versus you, one political party versus another. This is about truth versus lies and Facebook, Instagram and big tech companies have to stop allowing lies to just flow and pretend to be the truth," Gomez said. "Facebook continues to allow dangerous lies about vaccines and COVID and the US election, and neo-Nazi groups are selling racist products via Instagram. Enough is enough."
