Jack Dorsey
Co-founder of Twitter | Former CEO and blockchain innovator
About
Jack Patrick Dorsey is an American businessman who co-founded Twitter, Inc. and served as its CEO during two pivotal periods from 2007-2008 and 2015-2021. Under his leadership, Twitter evolved from a simple microblogging platform into one of the world's most influential social media networks, fundamentally changing how people communicate and consume news globally.
Beyond Twitter, Dorsey demonstrated his entrepreneurial versatility as co-founder, principal executive officer and chairman of Block, Inc. (formerly Square), a financial services and digital payments company. His vision extends into the decentralized future of social media as the founder of Bluesky, a project aimed at developing new standards for social networking.
Dorsey's experience navigating the complexities of platform governance, content moderation, and the societal impact of technology gives him unique insights into the challenges facing social media companies today.
What Jack Talks About
The evolution and future of social media platforms
Platform governance and content moderation challenges
Decentralized social networking and blockchain technology
Leadership lessons from scaling Twitter globally
The intersection of financial technology and social media
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How Twitter needs to change
Can Twitter be saved? In a wide-ranging conversation with TED's Chris Anderson and Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discusses the future of the platform -- acknowledging problems with harassment and moderation and proposing some fundamental changes that he hopes will encourage healthy, respectful conversations. "Are we actually delivering something that people value every single day?" Dorsey asks.
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