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"Social media has really been terrible for my
generation," Gomez, 26, told a news conference at Cannes on
Wednesday, where the actress is promoting zombie movie "The Dead
Don't Die" alongside actors Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton.
Asked about looming threats she and other cast members saw to
the planet, Gomez added:
"I understand that it's amazing to use your platform, but it
does scare me when you see how exposed these young girls and
young boys are, and they are not really aware of the news or
anything going on. … I think it's dangerous, for sure. I don't
think people are getting the right information sometimes."
Directed by Jim Jarmusch, the zombie comedy takes a swipe at
climate change deniers and pokes fun at the perils of an overly
materialistic society, including with a gag about the smartphone-toting
undead searching for a Wi-Fi connection.
Gomez is one of the world's most watched Instagram stars, with
over 150 million followers, but is known to have taken breaks
from the platform.
"I think it's pretty impossible to make it (social media) safe
at this point. There's no blocking anything," the former Disney
TV star said.
"I also don't do a lot of pointless pictures. I think for me I
like to be intentional with it. It just scares me, that's all,
because I see these young girls and I'll meet them in
meet-and-greets or something, and they are just devastated,
dealing with bullying and not being able to have their own
voice."
(Writing by Sarah White; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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