Gomez said pervasive internet bullying 'scares' her and left many young people 'devastated', before warning about fake news.
US singer and actress Selena Gomez talks during a press conference for the film 'The Dead Don't Die' at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 15, 2019. Picture: Laurent EMMANUEL / AFP
“I think that our world is going through a lot obviously. What Jim gestured to in the film is that social media has really been terrible for my generation,” Gomez, 26, told a news conference. “They are not aware of the news. I think it’s dangerous for sure if people aren’t getting the right information sometimes.”In light of her own massive social media presence, Gomez was asked what celebrities and the industry’s biggest companies could do to make the online world less toxic.
Gomez said she was “grateful” to “have a platform” and tried to use it to “share things that I’m really passionate about”.On her own internet use, Gomez said less was more.
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