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.
@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. Heres what I know
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@jack
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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.
Critics accused him of being tone-deaf and ignoring the plight of the Muslim Rohingya minority.
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