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Jack Dorsey said Twitter's board — and its activist investor — prompted him to plan an exit from the firm. "I was happy to see it end," Dorsey said of the board when Elon Musk took Twitter private. AdvertisementDorsey told Solana that earlier on, he'd tried to bring Musk onto Twitter's board but was stopped twice. In April 2022, Musk joined Twitter's board of directors after taking a 9.2% stake in the company. But Dorsey said he was also unhappy with the board because of an activist investor seeking to boot him, he said.
Persons: Jack Dorsey, , Dorsey, Elon Musk, Mike Solana, Parag Agrawal, Solana, he'd, Musk, Paul Singer, Elliot Management's, It's, Dorsey didn't, Bluesky, Donald Trump, Nick Fuentes Organizations: Elon, Twitter, Service, Fund, Elliott Management
In the interview posted Monday, Dorsey reflected on former Twitter CEO Elon Musk's management. Dorsey said he asked Musk to join Twitter's board many times before Musk joined in April of last year, during which Musk also agreed to buy Twitter. But when Musk tried to back out of buying the company, prompting a lawsuit from Twitter, Dorsey said that was "when things really went south." On the social media app, Bluesky users asked Dorsey whether he thought Musk was the "best possible" option as CEO for Twitter. I do have confidence in his new CEO," Dorsey said.
Persons: Jack Dorsey, Dorsey, Elon, Elon Musk's, Krystal Ball, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Musk, hasn't, Ron DeSantis, Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk, Twitter Organizations: Twitter, Morning, Elon, Florida Gov, Bluesky
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018. Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey didn't mention Elon Musk by name. At the beginning of his post, Dorsey said he's come to believe in three principles. "The Twitter when I led it and the Twitter of today do not meet any of these principles," Dorsey wrote. Musk, who closed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in October, has rolled back many of the old moderation policies.
Elon Musk said "controversial decisions" at Twitter were often made without Jack Dorsey's approval. While CEO of Twitter, Dorsey was "unaware of systemic bias" at the company, Musk said. Musk's comments came after part two of the so-called Twitter Files were published Thursday. Responding to Weiss' tweet, and appearing to back Dorsey, Musk said: "Controversial decisions were often made without getting Jack's approval and he was unaware of systemic bias. Dorsey hasn't responded to the Twitter Files' claims but he told Musk on Wednesday to "just release everything without a filter."
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