Tag: Jack Dorsey

Will continue to point out misinformation about elections globally: Twitter CEO

'Any attempts to undermine the integrity of our service is antithetical to our fundamental rights and undermines the core tenets of freedom of expression, the value upon which our company is based', said Twitter in its official statement.

May 28, 2020

Covid-19: Jack Dorsey donates $10mn towards needy U.S. families

Project 100 is a joint effort between nonprofits GiveDirectly, Propel and Stand for Children, and has raised nearly $84 million since April.

May 27, 2020

US President Donald Trump gets fact-checked by Twitter for the first time

Trump was quick to react to this development as he tweeted, 'Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not allow it to happen!'

May 27, 2020

Rihanna, Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z donating $6.2 million to COVID-19 relief funds

Previously, Rihanna and Dorsey had donated USD 4.2 million to help victims of domestic violence in Los Angeles.

April 17, 2020

Twitter’s Dorsey to donate 28% of his wealth to support global COVID-19 relief efforts

In the past, Dorsey has funded $40 million in grants to many organisations with proven impact and efficiency, mostly anonymously.

April 8, 2020

Twitter removes Brazil President’s tweets questioning quarantine measures for COVID-19 pandemic

Bolsonaro has described the coronavirus as "a flu" and advocated the reopening of schools and shops, with self-isolation necessary solely for the over-60s.

March 30, 2020

Twitter reaches an agreement with Elliott Management, Dorsey to remain CEO

Twitter has drastically reshaped its approach to the capital markets in order to save Dorsey’s position in the company.

March 10, 2020

Elon Musk backs Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey against replacement move

Similarly, Twitter employees also took to the company’s platform to extend their support to the top executive using the hashtag #webackjack.

March 3, 2020

Jack Dorsey unfollows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Twitter

It is evident that Dorsey and Zuckerberg have a mutual difference of opinion on how their respective social media platforms must behave.

December 18, 2019

Twitter CEO uses DuckDuckGo over Google; Here’s Why

Cookies are text files that are automatically saved on users' device by websites. It allows them to remember users' search preferences and to show more relevant ads.

December 2, 2019

Hacker who broke into Twitter CEO’s account arrested

Hackers in August broke into Twitter CEO's account and posted a flurry of rogue tweets, including racial slurs.

November 25, 2019

Reach of such messages should be ‘earned, not bought:’ Twitter on banning political ads

Dorsey's announcement contrasts Facebook's recent attempts to justify its decisions to exempt posts by politicians from its third-party fact-checking program and to exempt ads by politicians and from a policy banning false or misleading statements in advertising.

October 31, 2019

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account hacked

A group of hackers called ' Chuckling Squad ' stated it was behind Dorsey's cyber-attack with over 4 million supporters. By taking control of Dorsey's number, hackers posted tweets via text messages on his Twitter account.

August 31, 2019

Twitter makes it super easy to abuse others, admits Jack Dorsey

Addressing the issue in a systematic way is my biggest worry

April 20, 2019

Engage more with ECI, address issues on “real-time” basis; Parl panel to Twitter

Sources said the social media platform was categorically asked to ensure the forthcoming elections are not undermined and influenced by foreign entities.

February 25, 2019

Twitter CEO, top officials refuse to appear before parliamentary panel on IT: Report

Twitter cited 'short notice of the hearing' as the reason, despite being given 10 days to travel, the sources said.

February 9, 2019

Now, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey trolled for Myanmar tweets

His latest tweets describing Myanmar as a "beautiful country" where "the people are full of joy" led to accusation that he ignored the plight of the Muslim Rohingya minority in the country.

December 9, 2018