Selena Gomez shares her private message to Mark Zuckerberg about hateful content on Facebook

Selena Gomez brought attention to racist content and misinformation on Facebook in a private message to Facebook executives shared on her Instagram Friday night.

The 28-year-old Rainy Day In New York star shared a screenshot of her message to Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, the company’s chief operating officer, in her Instagram Stories.

The actress and singer urged the top executives to take steps to address the ‘hate, misinformation, racism, and bigotry’ present on their platform.

Do the right thing: Selena Gomez, 28, shared a private message to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg with her 193 million followers in which she urged them to combat hate on the platform; shown in November 2019

‘It’s been a while since we sat down,’ she began, before noting, ‘We have a serious problem.

‘@facebook and @instagram are being used to spread hate, misinformation, racism, and bigotry. I am calling on you both to HELP STOP THIS,’ she continued.

The Spring Breakers star called on Zuckerberg and Sandberg to ‘shut down groups and users focused on spreading hate speech, violence and misinformation.’

She was particularly concerned about misinformation as millions of Americans have already cast their ballots in the upcoming election. 

‘Our future depends on it. This is an election year. We cannot afford to have misinformation about voting. There has to be fact checking and accountability. Hope to hear back from you ASAP,’ she concluded.

Serious issue: '@facebook and @instagram are being used to spread hate, misinformation, racism, and bigotry. I am calling on you both to HELP STOP THIS,' she wrote

Serious issue: ‘@facebook and @instagram are being used to spread hate, misinformation, racism, and bigotry. I am calling on you both to HELP STOP THIS,’ she wrote 

Eradicating hate: The actress called on Zuckerberg and Sandberg to 'shut down groups and users focused on spreading hate speech, violence and misinformation'; Zuckerberg shown in February in Munich

Eradicating hate: The actress called on Zuckerberg and Sandberg to ‘shut down groups and users focused on spreading hate speech, violence and misinformation’; Zuckerberg shown in February in Munich

'Our future depends on it. This is an election year. We cannot afford to have misinformation about voting. There has to be fact checking and accountability. Hope to hear back from you ASAP,' Selena concluded; Sandberg shown in 2018 in LA

‘Our future depends on it. This is an election year. We cannot afford to have misinformation about voting. There has to be fact checking and accountability. Hope to hear back from you ASAP,’ Selena concluded; Sandberg shown in 2018 in LA

Selena’s shared her message with her 193 million Instagram followers after other celebrities stopped posting on Wednesday on Facebook and Instagram, which is owned by Facebook.

Celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael B. Jordan, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lawrence and Naomi Campbell all temporarily froze their accounts and shared the hashtag #StopHateForProfit.

‘Facebook ignores hate & disinformation on their site,’ wrote Jennifer Lawrence on Twitter. ‘This is not an “operational mistake.” It is a deliberate decision to put profits over people and democracy.’ 

Selena followed celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kim Kardashian, who temporarily froze their accounts to protest racism on Facebook and Instagram

Selena followed celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kim Kardashian, who temporarily froze their accounts to protest racism on Facebook and Instagram

Making their voices heard: In recent months, Selena has been open about the importance of getting young people to go to the polls in November; shown in June 2019

Making their voices heard: In recent months, Selena has been open about the importance of getting young people to go to the polls in November; shown in June 2019

In recent months, Selena has been open about the importance of getting young people to go to the polls in November. 

In June, she posted a lengthy Instagram post she wrote about systemic racism in the US.

‘Everyone needs to have their voices heard and we can do that by VOTING,’ she wrote. ‘We will not let voter suppression stop us!’ 

Practice makes perfect! In a lighter moment from Tuesday, the Lose You To Love Me singer did her best to show off the dance moves from the K-pop group Blackpink's Ice Cream music video

Practice makes perfect! In a lighter moment from Tuesday, the Lose You To Love Me singer did her best to show off the dance moves from the K-pop group Blackpink’s Ice Cream music video

Moves: Despite being featured on the song, she seemed to have a tough time recreating the choreography. 'I don't know,' she shrugged after going through the moves in a TikTok video

Moves: Despite being featured on the song, she seemed to have a tough time recreating the choreography. ‘I don’t know,’ she shrugged after going through the moves in a TikTok video

In a lighter moment from Tuesday, the Lose You To Love Me singer did her best to show off the dance moves from the K-pop group Blackpink’s Ice Cream music video.

Despite being featured on the song, she seemed to have a tough time recreating the choreography.

‘I don’t know,’ she shrugged after going through the moves in a TikTok video.

True to form, the voting advocate performed her dance while wearing a white T-shirt reading ‘Vote,’ even if it was often obscured by her long locks.

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