Editor’s note: This article was first published in March 2011, as same-day news from 14 March 2011, three days after the Japan earthquake and tsunami.
Spain’s most international star, David Bisbal, has once again stirred up controversy on Twitter. Social media has to be handled with great care, especially when you are considered an influential person. Although I’m sure he did what he did without any bad intentions, someone really should advise him in future on what he can and can’t do, and what he can and can’t say.
This time, the hashtag #Prayforbisbal is spreading across Twitter at the speed of light, criticizing him for using #PrayforJapan to promote his own concert. And the truth is that he did use that hashtag for exactly that purpose, in a tweet that links to the page promoting the event.
In another tweet, addressed to Santiago Segura (the Spanish actor and filmmaker), it was also easy to see how his message could lead to misunderstandings.
Naturally, there has been no shortage of tweets from people poking fun at David’s exploit.
What’s clear is that this young man is going to end up deciding not to say anything on Twitter, because every time he does, he causes an uproar. Still, for better or worse, David Bisbal will be in the news again over the next few days. He may even go and spend a few days in Egypt to unplug.
Featured image: Luis Montemayor from Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
