Selena Gomez threatens to delete her Instagram amidst backlash

Selena Gomez is threatening to delete her Instagram account. 

This came after Gomez came under fire and was heavily criticized online for not being clear enough about comments she made seemingly referencing the current conflict between Israel and Palestine.

With 430 million followers on Instagram, Gomez is the most followed woman on the platform and the third most followed person after soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

“I’m taking a break and deleting my Instagram,” Gomez wrote on her Instagram stories. “I do not support any of what’s going on.” The backlash comes after she said she was taking a break from social media.

“I’ve been taking a break from social media because my heart breaks to see all of the horror, hate, violence and terror that’s going on in the world,” she wrote.

“People are being tortured and killed or any act of hate towards any one group is horrific. We need to protect ALL people, especially children and stop the violence for good.” People thought she was talking about Israel and Palestine.

Negative comments towards Gomez came fast with many people pushing back against the idea that she can’t “change the world” with a single post.

Others criticized her for making posts on her support of Ukraine, Black Lives Matter, and other social issues, but not on Israel and Palestine.

As of Friday, the My Mind & Me singer’s account is still active.