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Twitter CEO accused of ignoring plight of Rohingya in tweets promoting Myanmar
Source: The Guardian
Twitter CEO accused of ignoring plight of Rohingya in tweets promoting Myanmar
Jack Dorsey rhapsodised about 10-day meditation retreat and encouraged his 4 million followers to visit
Alexandra Topping
Sun 9 Dec 2018 14.57 GMT Last modified on Sun 9 Dec 2018 16.29 GMT
The CEO of Twitter has faced fierce criticism for promoting Myanmar as a tourist destination in a series of tweets despite hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing human rights abuses that the UN says amounts to genocide.
Jack Dorsey told his 4 million followers he had travelled to northern Myanmar last month for a 10-day silent meditation retreat, before encouraging them to visit.
“The people are full of joy and the food is amazing,” he said, before encouraging his followers to visit.
Critics accused him of being “tone-deaf” and ignoring the plight of the Muslim Rohingya minority.
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Jack Dorsey rhapsodised about 10-day meditation retreat and encouraged his 4 million followers to visit
Alexandra Topping
Sun 9 Dec 2018 14.57 GMT Last modified on Sun 9 Dec 2018 16.29 GMT
The CEO of Twitter has faced fierce criticism for promoting Myanmar as a tourist destination in a series of tweets despite hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing human rights abuses that the UN says amounts to genocide.
Jack Dorsey told his 4 million followers he had travelled to northern Myanmar last month for a 10-day silent meditation retreat, before encouraging them to visit.
“The people are full of joy and the food is amazing,” he said, before encouraging his followers to visit.
@jack
For my birthday this year, I did a 10-day silent vipassana meditation, this time in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar 🇲🇲. We went into silence on the night of my birthday, the 19th. Here’s what I know
✔
@jack
· 15h
Replying to @jack
On day 11, all I wanted to do was listen to music, and I again turned to my favorite poet, @kendricklamar and his album DAMN. The greatest effect coming out of silence is the clarity one has in listening. Every note stands alone.
@jack
Myanmar is an absolutely beautiful country. The people are full of joy and the food is amazing. I visited the cities of Yangon, Mandalay, and Bagan. We visited and meditated at many monasteries around the country.
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Critics accused him of being “tone-deaf” and ignoring the plight of the Muslim Rohingya minority.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/09/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-accused-of-ignoring-plight-of-rohingya-in-tweets-promoting-myanmar
