Selena Gomez: 'Facebook, Twitter, Instagram... you've failed the American people'

Selena Gomez is drawing attention to the danger of Internet companies critics say have profited from misinformation and hate on their platforms. Photo: AFP Relaxnews

Hours after an angry mob of Trump supporters took control of the US Capitol in a violent insurrection, Selena Gomez laid much of the blame at the feet of Big Tech.

"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, ” tweeted the singer. "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.”