Chaayos apologises after Twitter outrage for likes on ‘Islamophobic’ posts
Cafe chain Chaayos issued an apology after it faced outrage from social media users for liking some ‘offensive’ tweets from its Twitter handle.
After some objectionable tweets were liked from its Twitter handle, cafe chain Chaayos received backlash from social media users. The cafe chain later apologised, claiming that the account had been hacked.
Several Twitter users shared screenshots of the Chaayos handle’s liked posts. The liked tweets were visible on its Twitter page under the likes tab.
Social media users claimed that the tweets liked from the Chaayos handle were ‘Islamophic.’
So is this official @Chaayos policy or some social media intern gone crazy? pic.twitter.com/TFAE5L4k6O
— Anushka Jain (@iamanushkajain) September 1, 2022
In a statement, Chaayos said, “There was an offensive tweet that was inadvertently liked from our account. Chaayos detests and denies any view mentioned in the said tweet. We apologise to everyone and to those who were impacted by it.”
We want to assure our guests and Team that as a responsible organisation we have always respected people of all faiths equally and shall continue to do so forever.
We are investigating what led to this and shall take corrective action asap.— Chaayos (@Chaayos) September 1, 2022
Nitin Saluja, founder of Chaayos, said in a tweet that the company’s Twitter page was hacked for when the said offensive tweets were liked.
We have investigated and found that @Chaayos Twitter account was hacked for about half hour and a few offensive tweets were liked in that time. My personal apologies for the same.
I want to personally ensure everyone that as a founder and as an org, we respect all faiths equally
— Nitin Saluja (@Salujanitin) September 1, 2022
“We have investigated and found that @Chaayos Twitter account was hacked for about half hour and a few offensive tweets were liked in that time. My personal apologies for the same. I want to personally ensure everyone that as a founder and as an org, we respect all faiths equally,” Nitin Saluja said.
