By Sachina Russell

American pop star Selena Gomez is calling out the CEOs of social media/digital giants Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google for allegedly allowing their users to spread negativity and ‘hate’ after the failed insurrection at the US Capitol on Wednesday (January 6) left four people dead.

The 28-year-old pop singer shared a statement to her Twitter page:

“Today is 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.”

She called out Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google and named their respective executives—Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Jack Dorsey, Sundar Pichai and Susan Wojcicki—tagging them in the post.

This is actually not Gomez’s first rodeo when it comes to calling out or accusing big tech companies of improper usage on their platforms.

Late last month, Gomez issued a warning about Facebook using its platform to spread ‘disinformation’ about the coronavirus vaccines.

A spokesperson for Facebook, however, claimed the company is committed to communicating correct facts related to COVID-19 vaccines; that the social media giant labels “Pages and Groups that repeatedly share vaccine hoaxes” and “remove[s] accounts and content that violate our policies.”

Back in July, when African-Americans reignited the Black Lives Matter movement, Gomez resurfaced on social media after a taking a well-deserved break, and promised to be ‘a little more involved’.

She became somewhat of a social activist, with her comments reflecting sentiments on the racial tensions in the US amid the BLM movement.

“It felt a little insensitive to post things that may be a little just joyful or celebratory,” she wrote.