Twitter’s chief executive has been criticised for promoting Myanmar as a tourist destination despite widespread allegations of human rights abuses in the country.
In a series of tweets, Jack Dorsey said he had travelled to northern Myanmar last month for a meditation retreat.
“The people are full of joy and the food is amazing,” he said, before encouraging his 4m followers to visit.
But some accused him of ignoring the plight of the Muslim Rohingya minority.
Last year, Myanmar’s military launched a violent crackdown after Rohingya militants carried out attacks on several police posts.
Thousands of people have been killed, and human rights organisations say the army has burned land and committed arbitrary killings and rape.
“Writing what is effectively a free tourism advert for them at this time is reprehensible,” one Twitter user wrote in response to Mr Dorsey’s tweets.
“The tone-deafness here is… wow,” another user said.
“This is an extremely irresponsible recommendation,” one response reads. “Does he pay no attention to the news and the outcry on his own platform?”
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. pic.twitter.com/wMp3cmkfwi
— jack (@jack) December 9, 2018
The CEO of Twitter went on vacation to a country that committed a genocide last year that was fueled by disinformation and hate spread by the government on social media https://t.co/OUZfp8a6Ec
— Liam Stack (@liamstack) December 9, 2018
Mr Dorsey has not responded to the criticism, but earlier said he would track the responses to his tweets.
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Source: BBC
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