On October 28, Selena Gomez released a text message she sent to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, about an issue that occurred around the time of the election.
The former Disney princess wrote: ” Hi Sundar. We’ve never met but I found Google is making millions by placing ads on websites that spread misinformation about our selections. I hope you’re seeing this. Please delete them immediately. The fate of our country depends on this. Thank you! Selena “.
In a post on his personal account, the Ice Cream voice also “tagged” Mr. Sundar Pichai. However, she did not disclose whether she received a response from the 48-year-old man.
Selena Gomez is particularly interested in the issue of this year’s US presidential election. She confessed she had never voted before, but 2020 was different. Therefore, she warned people to stop spreading false information to avoid affecting the important event.
Before that, the female singer showed off a photo of herself wearing a sexy outfit and making-up to vote. She captioned: ” I’ve finished filling out my form .”
In September, Gomez also sent a message to Facebook’s two giants, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg. The 28-year-old star asked Zuckerberg and Sandberg to lock their accounts, blocking users from spreading hate messages, violence and misinformation.
” It’s been a long time since we talked together. Facebook and Instagram are being used by many individuals to spread hate, racism. This is a serious problem, I hope you two can help us. solve this.
Our future depends a lot on how you guys handle this. This is the year of the election. We cannot access fake news about voting. Hoping to get a response from the two of you, ASAP ,” she wrote.
In addition to ex-lover Justin Bieber, many Hollywood stars criticize social networking platforms for spreading false information. Even Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Campbell, Cara Delevingne… responded to the “StopHateForProfit” campaign by locking their personal pages for 24 hours.
