Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey slammed the “dysfunction” of Twitter’s board. Dorsey’s cryptic comment follows a storm of controversy about Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter.
As controversy continues to build around tech billionaire Musk’s attempted Twitter takeover, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey joined in criticism of the platform. An anonymous Twitter user tweeted on Sunday, “If [you] look into the history of Twitter board, it’s intriguing as I was a witness on its early beginnings, mired in plots and coups, and particularly amongst Twitter’s founding members.” The user added, “I wish it could be made into a Hollywood thriller one day.” Dorsey responded to the tweet, “it’s consistently been the dysfunction of the company.”
A second user inquired about the tweet thread, “Are you allowed to say this?” Dorsey replied bluntly, “no.”
Dorsey also responded as part of the original thread. a tweet April 16 quoting venture capitalist Fred Destin as saying, “Good boards don’t create good companies, but a bad board will kill a company every time.” Dorsey replied, “big facts.”
Billionsaire tech pro-free speech Elon Musk recently became Twitter’s biggest shareholder, owning a 9.2 percent stake in the social media company (the Vanguard company has since reportedly surpassed him). Musk announced the news in an April 14 tweetTwitter declined to accept his $43 billion offer. An ex-CEO at Twitter Jack Dorsey is among those who criticized the board of his own company during Musk’s effort to take over Twitter.
Dorsey remains on Twitter’s board but only until the end of his current term, which is the May 2022 shareholders meeting, according to Fox News. The Twitter board said last week that it would be setting up a “poison pill” plan to prevent Musk’s purchase of the company. Musk stated that he had a plan B to take control of Twitter. Fox also noted that Musk and Dorsey have had a “friendly relationship” in the past, including an invitation from Dorsey to Musk to “discuss product ideas, according to Bloomberg.”
Musk has slammed Twitter’s pro-censorship stance multiple times, including in a March 26 tweet, saying, “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy.” Musk also tweetedA poll was conducted on March 25, asking Twitter users if they adhere to its free speech policies. In the same tweet, he wrote that “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy.”
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