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Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Said Company ‘Went South’ After Elon Musk Took Over
NY Post ^ | 05/01/23 | David Propper

Posted on 05/01/2023 5:14:17 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey admitted “it all went south” for the social media behemoth when new owner Elon Musk purchased the site for an incredible $44 billion last year.

Dorsey sharply criticized Musk last week after he initially backed the billionaire to guide the site into the future a year ago.

When asked on his emerging social media site Bluesky Friday if Musk was the right man to lead the platform, Dorsey replied “no,” according to reports.

“Nor do I think he acted right after realizing his timing was bad,” Dorsey wrote, according to the Wall Street Journal. “Nor do I think the board should have forced the sale. It all went south.”

Bluesky is a competing alternative to Twitter funded by Dorsey and is currently invite-only.

One Bluesky user noted it was pretty sad how it all went down, with Dorsey agreeing.

However, he noted that Twitter “would have never survived as a public company.”

“Would you rather have had it owned by hedge funds and Wall Street activists? That was the only alternative,” Dorsey said, according to Bloomberg.

Musk has made major and controversial changes at Twitter since he took over as CEO in October. He slashed more than half the staff and tweaked content moderation.

He also has pitched a Twitter subscription service where users can pay $8 per month to get a blue check mark.

Legacy check marks, previously reserved for high profile users on the site, were lost in April though some users claim they were given a blue check mark without paying for the subscription service.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: elonmusk; jackdorsey; twitter
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Says the guy who gave Twitter to the FBI and censored conservatives with an overstaffed bunch of woke morons.
1 posted on 05/01/2023 5:14:17 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Twitter has the chance to save the people of the world, esp those with no voice.

This guy sold us out.


2 posted on 05/01/2023 5:15:48 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Enlightened1

I think Elon Musk has plans for Twitter and they start with a guy named Tucker.


3 posted on 05/01/2023 5:18:56 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: Enlightened1

Well at least Elon steps pretty close to his razor.


4 posted on 05/01/2023 5:20:52 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: Enlightened1

Jack Dorsey should be in prison for the rest of his natural life.


5 posted on 05/01/2023 5:22:20 AM PDT by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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To: Enlightened1

Am I the only one who would find it quite pleasurable to rip Dorsey’s earring from his nose?


6 posted on 05/01/2023 5:24:56 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: nikos1121

“South”, must mean freedom in whatever language this pos speaks.


7 posted on 05/01/2023 5:26:11 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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To: Delta 21

I agree or banished from the USA for life. He threw the election, along with FB and fake news but many say Twitters decision to hide the Hunter Laptop story was the pivotal move.

On Dorsey’s claim there is a little truth to it. Only because a huge number of former Twitter member were leftists and democrats and they left. But also didn’t Musk buy it when the shares were at all time highs?


8 posted on 05/01/2023 5:26:29 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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To: Enlightened1

Elon said it wasn’t the best financial move he’s ever made but somethings (free speech) are more important than money.


9 posted on 05/01/2023 5:27:32 AM PDT by Hatteras
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Sort of like how becoming the most vilified president in history, when you’re a successful billionaire, wasn’t the smartest move Trump ever made, but some things are more important.


10 posted on 05/01/2023 5:34:05 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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To: liberalh8ter

He always reminds me of Cain in Robocop 2


11 posted on 05/01/2023 5:39:33 AM PDT by digger48
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To: Hatteras

I did something I said I would never do...I joined Twitter recently. I thought new “news” came thru in a lightening flash here at FR, but it’s almost intravenous at Twitter. There also seems to be a renewed fervor there that supports America and freedom of speech. (Being able to catch Musk’s tweets in real time is pretty incredible.)

That being said, there’s a lot about Twitter I don’t like and I doubt I’ll spend much time there.


12 posted on 05/01/2023 5:43:11 AM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most importan.t election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: Enlightened1

People should be put on trial for conspiracy to deprive Americans of 1A


13 posted on 05/01/2023 5:43:15 AM PDT by imabadboy99
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To: Enlightened1

Dorsey is hoping to provoke a defensive response from Elon. This will immediately draw attention (Battle of The Titans!) and raise Dorseys online profile for his new competing site.


14 posted on 05/01/2023 5:43:17 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Enlightened1

Why am I not shocked that this fool still doesn’t understand that his ‘business savvy’ and opinions have been proven nothing other than he’s a schmuck?


15 posted on 05/01/2023 6:10:12 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: Enlightened1

Seriously.... this guys opinion is about as irrelevant as one can be. Musk blew it up and now Jack is butthurt.


16 posted on 05/01/2023 6:13:29 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: Hatteras

In a couple years it will be making good money and he will sell it off for a profit, hopefully to someone who shares his values.


17 posted on 05/01/2023 6:14:39 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: Enlightened1

Also lied under oath to Congress but nothing happened because he’s an agent of Biden’s government and is protected.


18 posted on 05/01/2023 6:15:08 AM PDT by MTBobcat (The “rank-and-file” are as corrupted as their leadership.)
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To: Delta 21

Exactly!


19 posted on 05/01/2023 6:20:53 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: Enlightened1

Jack Dorsey should shut his mouth ASAP or risk a lawsuit.

He currently has $1,000,000,000 invested in Twitter and the SEC can go after him.


20 posted on 05/01/2023 6:25:48 AM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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