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Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2020 3:51:58 GMT
A celebration of 2020? Many might think we should just hold our breath and say good riddance to what has been the most challenging year of this century. But I think we still have things worth raising a glass to. This year we have all made sacrifices; we’ve had our endurance tested. Yet we’ve found ways to help our neighbors, local businesses, and frontline workers. That spirit is behind this, our second annual People of the Year issue, which celebrates four individuals (with four covers!) who have not just wowed us with their talent but been forces for good in the world. Selena Gomez put out a No. 1 album, Rare, became a successful cooking show host with her HBO Max series Selena + Chef and, as one of the most-followed people on Instagram with 195 million fans, gave her platform over to Black activists in June amid protests against police brutality. She didn’t stop there. She also launched Rare Beauty, an inclusive makeup brand that set the goal of raising $100 million in 10 years to help give people access to mental health services. Her honesty in talking about her own mental health journey and commitment to helping others have been inspiring in a year where we’ve all felt more anxious and alone. Dr. Anthony Fauci stepped up to be the doctor America needed in 2020, providing steady guidance during the pandemic. Even though he and his family were getting death threats, he continued to be out front, reassuring us during turbulent times with his devoted public service, unflappable common sense, and life-saving leadership.
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Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2020 6:03:12 GMT
Selena Gomez is one of the four famous faces to land the cover of People magazine's People Of The Year issue in 2020. She joins film icon George Clooney, Oscar-winning actress Regina King and National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases chief Dr. Anthony Fauci. And in the 28-year-old star's interview, she revealed she is candid about her personal issues so that her fans 'know they're not alone.' Selena Gomez has been chosen to star in People magazine’s People Of The Year issue, alongside George Clooney, Regina King and Dr. Anthony Fauci. Styled by Kate Young, Selena looks cosy and chic in a jumper by Nili Lotan. We love everything about this design, from the roll neck to the chunky knit and crisp white hue. Sadly this exact piece isn’t available to buy online, but click (right) to find something similar in the current line at NET-A-PORTER.
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Post by Admin on Dec 5, 2020 7:28:59 GMT
Selena Gomez remains fed up with some of the content she's been seeing recently on social media.
The star shared her concerns on Twitter on Wednesday, Dec. 2 by retweeting a post from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit focused on stopping the spread of misinformation and hate on social media and tech platforms.
The CCDH's Nov. 23 tweet included a number of accounts that the group refers to as "selling racist products on Facebook and Instagram." The message continued, "Facebook has left these pages online, despite being told about them 3 days ago. @facebook, please remove this neo-Nazi network in full, now."
This prompted Selena to respond, "I'm speechless. @facebook @instagram how are you tolerating this hate? There's still accounts there even though you have been notified!!"
In response, Facebook and Instagram said in a statement to E! News, "We have removed the content which violates our policies prohibiting dangerous organizations. We regularly work to improve our technology to find and remove this content faster and, while there is more work to do, we are making progress. We've banned over 250 white supremacist organizations from Facebook and Instagram, and remove content that praises, supports or represents these groups whenever we find it. Between July and September, we removed four million pieces of content tied to organized hate from Facebook, over 97% of which we found before it was reported."
This is not the first time that the UNICEF ambassador has expressed her ire regarding the social-media landscape. In September, she took to her Instagram Story to share a DM she had sent to Facebook executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg.
"Facebook and Instagram are being used to spread hate, misinformation, racism, and bigotry," Selena wrote in the post, according to Deadline. "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."
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Post by Admin on Dec 6, 2020 22:25:52 GMT
Pop icon Selena Gomez has stepped forward to give an earful to tech giants like Google, Facebook and Instagram once again.
The Rare hit maker called out the firms for failing to take down hate speech and misinformation as she retweeted a post from the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
The post brought to light the existence of Neo-Nazi accounts on Instagram and Facebook and how groups like these continue to sell merchandise through their platforms.
"Neo-Nazis are selling racist products on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook has left these pages online, despite being told about them 3 days ago. @facebook, please remove this neo-Nazi network in full, now,” the post read.
Re-sharing the post by CCDH, Gomez added: "I’m speechless. @facebook @instagram how are you tolerating this hate? There’s still accounts there even though you have been notified!!"
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Post by Admin on Dec 7, 2020 19:28:57 GMT
Selena Gomez was the keynote speaker at the virtual Teen Vogue Summit this weekend. While she attended the summit (virtually), Gomez touched on her activism for the Black Lives Matter movement and the 2020 presidential election, during which she spoke with Stacey Abrams on a livestream interview. She said she was inspired by how much women advocate for each other. But, she added, she'd love to see more of that kind of support for women from men. http://instagram.com/p/CId9UcXBgOi "I love how supportive women can be of other women and lift each other up," she told Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief, Lindsay Peoples Wagner. "And now these young girls can look up to women more than ever with our vice president, with people like Stacey Abrams, all of these women that truly are breaking the mold and they're doing things that are incredible...If anything, I would love to see men championing women more," she said. "I'm believing that this place of all these women just supporting each other is great, but we also need some support from men." She added that the through-line of her career and success has been authenticity and self-care. She also plugged therapy and being open about mental health: "I think it's less scary when you talk about it. So that's some sense of freedom that I gained once I did," she said. "I think I had a moment where I felt different. Like, 'Why do I react this way? Why do I feel the way I do and nobody else does?’ and I had to figure that out. I didn't want just to stay in this place of confusion." In an interview with ELLE.com in 2018, Gomez talked about the transformation she's seen in her life from the time she was 20 years old. http://instagram.com/p/CIbn_2ShcZU "I think everything in my life is being majorly downsized, in a very good way," she said. "I'm going back to simplicity. That's always who I’ve been. It's not me saying, 'I feel the best I’ve ever felt. It's me saying, 'I'm exactly where I am. And I'm so happy I'm in this place.' It's a lot of self-discovery. From 20 to 26? Oh my gosh. I feel like a totally different person."
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