Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reacts to criticism about Myanmar tweets

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey pressed back Tuesday versus critics who grumbled the executive had actually stopped working to point out supposed human rights abuses in Myanmar after publishing a series of tweets over the weekend about a meditation retreat he took in the nation.

Over the weekend, Dorsey shared a series of 18 tweets about a November check out to Myanmar, applauding individuals and the food. He tweeted images of his mosquito bites and shared screenshots of his heart rate from his AppleWatch

But the 42- year-old tech magnate was rapidly called out for being politically tone deaf for stopping working to attend to the predicament of the Rohingya, a primarily Muslim group that has actually been eliminated and raped in what human rights companies have actually called ethnic cleaning.

“I’m aware of the human rights atrocities and suffering in Myanmar,” Dorsey composed in a tweet onTuesday “I don’t view visiting, practicing, or talking with the people, as endorsement. I didn’t intend to diminish by not raising the issue, but could have acknowledged that I don’t know enough and need to learn more.”

Social networks, consisting of Facebook, have actually been slammed for the function they play in spreading out hate speech, consisting of in nations such asMyanmar More than 700,000 Rohingya left Myanmar to Bangladesh to get away the violence and burning of their houses, according to the UnitedNations The Myanmar federal government has actually rejected UN accusations that its military dedicated genocide versus theRohingya

Facebook acknowledged in a report this year that it might have done more to fight hate speech inMyanmar

Dorsey, who noted he made an individual journey, stated Twitter has actually been working to fight violent extremism and dislike on the social media network however stated he didn’t have any discussions with the federal government or non-governmental companies while he remained inMyanmar

“We’re always open to feedback on how to best improve,” he tweeted.

Dorsey did not right away reacted to ask for extra remark, however a Twitter representative stated the business has absolutely nothing to include beyond the tweets.

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