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Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has responded to criticism<\/a> of his 10-day meditation retreat in Myanmar, saying: “I don’t know enough and need to learn more.”<\/p>\n

Last year, Myanmar’s military launched a violent crackdown after Rohingya militants attacked police posts.<\/p>\n

Since then thousands of people have been killed and over 700,000 Rohingya refugees have fled the country.<\/p>\n

Mr Dorsey said he was “aware of the human rights atrocities” in Myanmar, also known as Burma.<\/p>\n

But he added that the trip had been “purely personal” and had focused only on his meditation practice. <\/p>\n

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Mr Dorsey said he had been asked by Twitter users to explain what the social media company was doing about the crisis in Myanmar. <\/p>\n

He tweeted Twitter was a way for people to “bear witness to the plight of the Rohingya and other peoples and communities”.<\/p>\n

“We’re actively working to address emerging issues,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Mr Dorsey had previously posted tweets about a vipassana meditation retreat he had taken to celebrate his birthday. <\/p>\n

Vipassana is a Buddhist meditation method said to provide practitioners with greater insight into their inner selves.<\/p>\n

Describing Myanmar as an “absolutely beautiful country”, Mr Dorsey had encouraged any of his four million followers who were interested and willing to travel there and try it for themselves.<\/p>\n

The UN has described Myanmar’s operation against the Rohingya as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing” and says senior officials should be investigated and tried for genocide.<\/p>\n

The army has previously cleared itself of all wrongdoing<\/a> and rejects the UN’s allegations.<\/p>\n

Criticism of Mr Dorsey’s choice of holiday destination came in quickly to the social media platform.<\/p>\n

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“Writing what is effectively a free tourism advert for them at this time is reprehensible,” one Twitter user wrote<\/a> in response to Mr Dorsey’s tweets.<\/p>\n

“The tone-deafness here is… wow,” another user said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“This is an extremely irresponsible recommendation,” one response reads<\/a>. “Does he pay no attention to the news and the outcry on his own platform?” they added<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Others have responded positively, with one Twitter user writing<\/a>: “Glad you got to experience Myanmar – it’s an incredible place with even more incredible people.”<\/p>\n

But another wrote<\/a>: “Dude – just stop.<\/p>\n

“You’re just making it worse.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n