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# Jack Dorsey

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2022
# known unknowns
Question marks hang over Elon Musk's plans after $44 billion Twitter takeover deal
What has Musk said about his vision for the social media platform and what do experts think is actually going to happen?
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Apr 26th 2022, 5:25 PM
# Twitter
EU warns Elon Musk that Twitter will still have to obey its new Big Tech laws
It comes as Twitter founder Jack Dorsey welcomed Musk’s takeover, saying that “Twitter is the closest thing we have to a global consciousness.”
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Apr 26th 2022, 12:30 PM
# Morning Memo
The Twittering classes: Elon Musk's $43 billion bid and Twitter's 'poison pill'
Twitter co-founder and board member Jack Dorsey has signalled his unhappiness with the board’s handling of the situation.
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Apr 19th 2022, 11:33 AM
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# factcheck
FactCheck: Did Twitter, Walmart and CNBC's CEOs resign on same day as Ghislaine Maxwell's trial?
The highly publicised trial has attracted false internet-based claims before so let’s take a look at the latest allegations.
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Dec 3rd 2021, 6:15 AM
# Moving On
Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO
Twitter’s chief technical officer Parag Agrawal will replace Dorsey in the top post.
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Nov 29th 2021, 4:58 PM
# NFTs
Morning Memo: NFTs explained (sort of)
The blockchain-supported phenomenon has really taken off in the art world by storm.
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Mar 23rd 2021, 1:35 PM
# digital token
‘Just setting up my twttr’: Twitter CEO sells first-ever tweet for more than €2 million
The proceeds from the bidding war have been donated to charity.
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Mar 23rd 2021, 7:18 AM
# blockchain technology
Twitter founder's first tweet draws $2 million bid at auction
“just setting up my twttr,” Jack Dorsey tweeted on 21 March 2006.
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Mar 7th 2021, 11:40 AM
# US election 2020
Facebook and Twitter defend handling of US election misinformation in heated Senate hearing
The companies have been criticised for their handling of political content recently.
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Nov 17th 2020, 10:42 PM
# hack
'Tough day for us': Twitter CEO responds to large-scale hack
High-profile figures were hit by the security breach.
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Jul 16th 2020, 10:37 AM
# Coronavirus
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey pledges over €900 million for Covid-19 relief effort
“Why now? The needs are increasingly urgent, and I want to see the impact in my lifetime,” Dorsey said.
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Apr 8th 2020, 7:12 AM
# hack
Twitter chief Jack Dorsey has account hacked
The hack happened earlier this evening.
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Aug 30th 2019, 10:20 PM
# Of Course
Azealia Banks explained why Twitter's CEO wanted her to put his hair in an amulet for protection against ISIS
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey didn’t hold up his side of the bargain.
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Dec 18th 2018, 2:58 PM
# Senate hearing
Twitter's Jack Dorsey tells US Senate that platform does not operate on basis of 'political ideology'
It comes after Donald Trump accused technology firms of “censorship” and suppressing conservative voices.
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Sep 5th 2018, 10:45 PM
# infowars
'He hasn't violated our rules': Twitter chief defends not suspending Infowars' Alex Jones
Apple, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube have all banned Alex Jones, who runs the website Infowars.
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Aug 8th 2018, 7:59 AM
# 280 characters
Twitter is doubling its character count in a bid to boost growth
The company, which has never turned a profit, is trying out 280-character tweets in a bid to increase its engagement with users.
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Sep 27th 2017, 7:26 AM
# fail whale
Twitter's founder was accidentally banned from the website
Co-founder Dorsey returned as chief executive last year but has yet to ignite growth.
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Nov 23rd 2016, 8:08 AM
# frown emoji
Turns out that billion-dollar startup wasn't worth quite as much as people thought
Mobile payments company Square has gone public – and the initial response was underwhelming.
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Nov 19th 2015, 10:56 AM
# youngsters
Dublin youth conference set to hear from the stars of politics, sports and business
Speakers at the One Young World Dublin 2014 summit will include Kofi Annan, Dame Ellen MacArthur and creator of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales.
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Oct 15th 2014, 6:30 AM
# NYSE
Patrick Stewart and a 9-year-old with a lemonade stand rang the Opening Bell instead of Twitter executives
Twitter know how to ‘do’ PR.
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Nov 7th 2013, 2:55 PM
# internet firsts
11 internet firsts you probably never heard of
The first photo ever uploaded to the internet, the first registered domain name… let’s step back into the internet’s history.
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Apr 26th 2013, 9:30 PM
# Twitter
Twitter hits 100 million users
From seven to 100 million. Twitter says it now has 100 million active users around the world.
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Sep 9th 2011, 3:18 PM
# Ask Obama
Watch: US President's Twitter town hall event
Barack Obama fielded questions ranging from the US military to the decision to end NASA’s space shuttle programme.
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