Dua Lipa has called on social media companies to pay more attention to what users are posting.
“I know if there’s any abusive content or blah blah blah, they take it down,” the pop star told NME, “but I don’t think they see certain things or types of cyber bullying as seriously as they are. Those things need to be monitored a little closer.”
Social media, of course, is a popular forum for jealous and unhappy people hiding their identities. “You know they wouldn’t say the same thing to your face,” Lipa pointed out.
“It’s a mixture of confusion and upset that gets to people the most because one, it’s people that don’t know you and two, they’re essentially faceless offenders.”
Lipa is not on Twitter – her account is run by her management team – but she continues to share things with fans on Instagram.
“I feel like on Instagram, I post as if I’m on a blog and I can just separate myself from it,” she explained, “whereas, on Twitter, after I tweet I try and check all the comments.
“That was obviously getting quite unhealthy ’cause I would just get really upset.”
Lipa told NME the COVID-19 crisis may bring about positive change in the way people treat each other.
“We’re learning a lot about empathy,” she said. “You wanna make sure what you say is good and that you spread kindness and empathize with people’s different situations.
“I really think this is gonna change people.”