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Who is Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey

About Jack Dorsey

Who is Jack Dorsey

Jack Patrick Dorsey is the 43-year-old American CEO and co-founder of two vastly successful tech companies — Twitter and Square Inc. Since the launch of Twitter in 2006, it has gone on to become a widely known social media website, while Square is a small business payments company, which was founded in 2009 and was opened to the public in 2015.
 
In April 2020, with the onset of coronavirus pandemic across the world, the billionaire pledged to give away $1 billion - nearly 28% of his net worth - to Covid-19 relief, girls' education, and health, and universal basic income. According
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Jack Dorsey's wealth tumbles $526 million after Hindenburg's latest report

Dorsey's fortune plunged by $526 million on Thursday, his worst single-day decline since May. He's now worth $4.4 billion after the 11% drop, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

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Updated On : 24 Mar 2023 | 11:30 PM IST

Hindenburg targets Jack Dorsey's payments firm Block: All we know so far

Block Inc was founded by entrepreneur Jack Dorsey and it offers payment and mobile banking services for merchants and consumers

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Updated On : 23 Mar 2023 | 6:53 PM IST

Jack Dorsey back in social media game with Twitter alternative Bluesky

The Twitter-funded micro-blogging platform is available as an invite-only beta as of now, and a public launch is near, reports TechCrunch

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Updated On : 01 Mar 2023 | 9:40 AM IST

Twitter to ease 3-yr ban on political advertising in continued policy shift

Dorsey justified the ban, which attracted the ire of then-President Donald Trump's re-election campaign, by saying that "political message reach should be earned, not bought"

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Updated On : 04 Jan 2023 | 10:41 AM IST

Secret Twitter grp of Vijaya, Parag made decisions Dorsey didn't know: Musk

'Controversial decisions were often made without getting Jack's approval and he was unaware of systemic bias. The inmates were running the asylum. Jack has a pure heart,' said Elon Musk

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Updated On : 09 Dec 2022 | 2:40 PM IST

Elon Musk defends former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, says he has a pure heart

Dogecoin influencer Matt Wallace posted: "Crypto culture changed Jack Dorsey. He went from a censorship champion to someone who supports freedom! Respect for his moves to help undo the damage he did."

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Updated On : 25 Nov 2022 | 1:03 PM IST

Former Twitter CEO Dorsey tweets 'nobody knows anything', Musk reacts

The first two weeks of Musk's ownership of Twitter have been marked by rapid change and chaos

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Updated On : 17 Nov 2022 | 3:34 PM IST

From tweeting to tooting: Two front runners emerge as Twitter alternatives

Two front runners have emerged as alternatives to Twitter in the aftermath of Musk's chaotic takeover, but they're some distance from viably competing with the microblogging site

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Updated On : 10 Nov 2022 | 10:10 PM IST

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey apologises to employees amidst layoffs

Former Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said he regrets growing the company too quickly as the social media platform downsizes following its recent sale to Elon Musk

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Updated On : 05 Nov 2022 | 10:14 PM IST

'Bird is freed': Musk takes over Twitter, fires CEO Parag Agrawal

Agrawal, 38, was appointed Twitter CEO in November last year after the social media site's co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down

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Updated On : 29 Oct 2022 | 12:19 AM IST

Twitter CEO among top executives departing as Elon Musk takes over

Twitter Inc CEO Parag Agrawal is among executives planning to depart as Elon Musk completes his $44 billion deal to take over the social network

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2022 | 7:18 AM IST

Former CEO Dorsey tried to get Musk on Twitter's board well before deal

Former Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey tried to get Elon Musk onto the social network's board of directors long before the current drama around whether Musk will buy the company.

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Updated On : 30 Sep 2022 | 9:11 AM IST

Former CEO Jack Dorsey set to be questioned by court in Musk-Twitter battle

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is set to be grilled in the court in the ongoing legal battle between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Parag Agrawal-led micro-blogging platform

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Updated On : 20 Sep 2022 | 11:37 AM IST

Jack Dorsey will be deposed in Twitter's lawsuit against Elon Musk today

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will be questioned under oath in the social media company's lawsuit against his longtime friend Elon Musk

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Updated On : 20 Sep 2022 | 8:35 AM IST

Biggest regret is that Twitter has become a company, says Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey's biggest regret is that Twitter, which he co-founded, has become a company

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Updated On : 27 Aug 2022 | 11:25 AM IST

Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in acquisition case

Musk's team expects more information about the bot numbers to be revealed in the trial court discovery process, when both sides must hand over evidence

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Updated On : 23 Aug 2022 | 10:26 PM IST

Elon Musk sent warning text to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal: Reports

'Your lawyers are using these conversations to cause trouble. That needs to stop,' Musk's text reportedly read

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Updated On : 17 Jul 2022 | 9:38 AM IST

Twitter shares slide 6% after Elon Musk's $44-bn deal falls apart

On Monday, Musk took a jab at Twitter's stance, tweeting that the legal battle would lead to the company disclosing information on bots and spam accounts in court

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Updated On : 11 Jul 2022 | 4:19 PM IST

Volume IconWhat is Web 5.0?

The internet has come a long way. The upcoming web 3.0 boasts of decentralisation as its bedrock. And now, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced Web 5.0. Let us find out more about it

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Updated On : 04 Jul 2022 | 7:00 AM IST

Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z partner on Bitcoin educational programme in US

Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey on Friday partnered with artist Shawn Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z, to launch The Bitcoin Academy -- an educational initiative in New York

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Updated On : 10 Jun 2022 | 12:44 PM IST