We’re now on WhatsApp. Click to join.Reactions to her comeback

Many on social media felt that her decision to resume posting ‘happy promotional photos’ contradicted her previous statements about the atrocities occurring in the Palestine-Israel conflict. They expressed disappointment in her failure to use her stardom and platform to raise awareness and educate her millions of followers about the ongoing crisis.

“Guess when she needs to promote things it’s a great place to use her platform,” wrote a person on X. “What happened to her ‘break’?” asked another. A person also tweeted, “Wasn’t she deleting Instagram? Guess when she needs to promote things it’s a great place to use her platform.”

An X user said, “Oh, so, break is over now.” Another tweeted, “Damage control working overtime. Her imagine is like glass, she can’t afford to break it.” One more urged Selena to post about Palestine amid the attacks by Israel, writing, “Don’t stop talking about Palestine.”

Selena Gomez’s break from Instagram

Earlier this month, Selena Gomez expressed her disappointment over all the trolling and hate she had received on social media after her comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict. She had taken to Instagram Stories to announce that she was deleting her account.

However, a little while later, she removed the post and the account still stands. In her deleted Instagram Stories, Selena had written, “I am taking a break and deleting my Instagram. I’m done. I do not support any of what’s going on.”

The announcement came after a couple of days of her getting slammed for her recent response to the ongoing conflict. Breaking her silence on the Israel-Hamas conflict, Selena had expressed her anguish about the horrors, hatred, and violence going on in the world. In a statement she shared via Instagram, Selena had earlier said, ”People being tortured and killed or any act of hate towards any one group is horrific…”