Selena Gomez asks Facebook executives to stop the spread of misinformation

Gomez, who has 193 million followers on Facebook-owned Instagram and more than 77 million on Facebook, shared a screenshot of her private message on her Instagram story, initiating a public conversation on the platform’s spread of misinformation, hate speech and racism. — AP

LOS ANGELES: On Sept 18, Selena Gomez asked Facebook executives to take action against the spread of misinformation and racism on its social media platforms.

“It’s been a while since we sat down. We have a serious problem. Facebook and Instagram are being used to spread hate, misinformation, racism and bigotry,” the singer wrote in a private message to chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg. “I am calling you both to help stop this. Please shut down groups and users focused on spreading hate speech violence and misinformation. Our future depends on it.”