Selena Gomez targets tech giants
Lose You To Love Me artist Selena Gomez is taking aim at tech giants like Facebook, Twitter and Google.
Following the events at Capitol Hill, Selena accused these platforms of helping to incite hatred.
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Four people died during violent protests after supporters of Donald Trump stormed government buildings in Washington.
As we watched at home, many took to social media to share their thoughts and disbelief at what was happening.
Selena Gomez used her large platform to call out the world's biggest tech giants.
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She released the following statement:
'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.'
'Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google, Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Jack Dorsey, Sundar Pichai, Susan Wojcicki - you have all failed the American people today and I hope you’re going to fix things moving forward.'
. @Facebook, @Instagram, @Twitter, @Google, Mark Zuckerberg, @SherylSandberg, @jack, @Sundarpichai, @SusanWojcicki pic.twitter.com/df3ZLR5Ruk
— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) January 7, 2021
Twitter locked Trump's account, after he posted two tweets which were sympathetic with those carrying out the violence.
They also threatened him with, "permanent suspension," from the platform.
It comes after the site demanded he remove tweets excusing the violence on Wednesday.
Other celebs
Selena's not the only person with a large platform speaking out.
Mark Ruffalo has also been voicing his concerns and sharing his opinion on the riots.
He tweeted, 'This is a coup attempt on behalf of Trump and his complicit allies.'
'This is All on Trump and his administration.'
'The cowards in the GOP must be held accountable. #CoupAttempt'
This is a coup attempt on behalf of Trump and his complicit allies. This is All on Trump and his administration. The cowards in the GOP must be held accountable. #CoupAttempt
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 6, 2021
Chris Evans
Captain America actor Chris Evans was shocked by what was happening in his country.
He tweeted, 'I’m speechless. Just think of the carnage had they not been white.'
'So many people enabled this,' Chris wrote.
Just think of the carnage had they not been white.
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) January 6, 2021
Sarah Jessica Parker
The Sex and the City actress also shared her thoughts on social media.
She wrote, 'Unimaginable. Disgraceful. Shocking. But no surprise. So many to hold responsible.'
'You know who you are. You dismissed the violent, divisive, cruel rhetoric.' She added, ' You made excuses.'
'Cowards He/you are not leaders. We will try to re-build. You will try to live with yourselves'
Unimaginable.
Disgraceful.
Shocking.
But no surprise.
So many to hold responsible.
Cowards
He/you are not leaders.
We will try to re-build. You will try to live with yourselves— Sarah Jessica Parker (@SJP) January 6, 2021
An appearance any minute, I'm assuming of an outraged "law and order" President, in the haze of pepper spray assuming portrait pose with a bible.
— Sarah Jessica Parker (@SJP) January 6, 2021
Loads more celebrities shared their thoughts and opinions online.
Here are some of the tweets:
Anyone who voted for this tragic shitty narcissist mess of a president bears responsibility for this debacle today. He has shown you exactly who he was all along.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) January 7, 2021
No one ever gets to dismiss white privilege again.
— FINNEAS (@finneas) January 6, 2021
This whole day has a very ‘Voldemort realizes he didn’t kill Harry in the battle of hogwarts’ type feeling
— FINNEAS (@finneas) January 6, 2021
Impeach him.
Remove him.
Arrest him.
Try him. https://t.co/S3E47UMYhb
— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) January 7, 2021
Impeach him right now
— Dylan O'Brien (@dylanobrien) January 6, 2021
Find out more about what happened at Capitol Hill here.
