Amid a humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, some US critics think Facebook should leave the country, but many critics in Myanmar say that's not a good idea
April Glaser / Slate : Tweets: @thantmyintu , @aprilaser , @aprilaser , @aprilaser , @willoremus , @jenleephd , and @kevinroose Tweets: Thant Myint-U / @thantmyintu : Facebook doubtless has had an enormous impact In Myanmar these past years yet shockingly does not have even have an office here; would do well to invest in learning something about the country http://slate.com/... April Glaser / @aprilaser : Hey y'all. So I looked into this. Spoke to a lot of people who are way more familiar with the situation in Myanmar than I am to learn more. Basically, no one wants FB to leave Myanmar https://slate.com/... April Glaser / @aprilaser : No one I spoke to thought it would make sense for Facebook to pull out. April Glaser / @aprilaser : After interviewing @mosseri about Facebook's role in Myanmar, which the UN said “has turned into a beast” and is helping to stoke a humanitarian crisis in the country, some asked why Facebook doesn't just pull out entirely. So I looked into the idea https://slate.com/... Will Oremus / @willoremus : Facebook critics in the US have suggested the company simply pull out of Myanmar if it's fueling hate speech there. Facebook critics in Myanmar say that's not a good idea. https://slate.com/... Jennifer Lee / @jenleephd : I work for a startup tech company here in Yangon which relies on FB to reach rural smallholder farmers. Simply shutting it down would be devastating for what we're trying to do. https://slate.com/... Kevin Roose / @kevinroose : .@WillOremus and @aprilaser's podcast is great and this interview was super illuminating. One question I wish they'd asked @mosseri, though: If Facebook is losing sleep over how it's being used in Myanmar and can't find a solution, why not just...shut it down there? http://twitter.com/...