Twitter used to be a major contender for the top spot in the world of social media, but a combination of mismanagement, lack of innovation and internal politics resulted in it failing to compete with its contemporaries including Facebook. The saga of Twitter’s on and off CEO Jack Dorsey has been a huge part of that, because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up destabilizing the company.
Dorsey was fired from his position as CEO in 2008, no more than a couple years after he started the platform up. In spite of the fact that this is the case, he remained a member of the board of directors and eventually made a comeback seven years later in 2015. What followed was a period of relative growth for Twitter as the platform slowly started to regain its former prominence, but infighting once again resulted in the company being mired in controversy as a group of politically conservative Twitter investors starting plotting his second ouster.
Dorsey resigned as CEO last year with no concrete reason being provided, and with all of that having been said and now out of the way it is important to note that the recent acquisition of the platform by Elon Musk made some predict his return for a third tenure. However, Dorsey was quick to quash these rumors, stating that he will never be CEO again.
It was initially unclear if this was because he would not be allowed to return or if he didn’t want to, but Dorsey cleared that up in a subsequent thread. He stated his belief that no one should be CEO of Twitter, suggesting that he hopes that the platform becomes decentralized in the future. This is similar to what he has been doing with his other company Bluesky, but it doesn’t mean that Dorsey will not be influencing Twitter in some capacity or another. It will be interesting to see where things go from here because Dorsey’s refusal to return means the near future remains murky.
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Dorsey was fired from his position as CEO in 2008, no more than a couple years after he started the platform up. In spite of the fact that this is the case, he remained a member of the board of directors and eventually made a comeback seven years later in 2015. What followed was a period of relative growth for Twitter as the platform slowly started to regain its former prominence, but infighting once again resulted in the company being mired in controversy as a group of politically conservative Twitter investors starting plotting his second ouster.
Dorsey resigned as CEO last year with no concrete reason being provided, and with all of that having been said and now out of the way it is important to note that the recent acquisition of the platform by Elon Musk made some predict his return for a third tenure. However, Dorsey was quick to quash these rumors, stating that he will never be CEO again.
It was initially unclear if this was because he would not be allowed to return or if he didn’t want to, but Dorsey cleared that up in a subsequent thread. He stated his belief that no one should be CEO of Twitter, suggesting that he hopes that the platform becomes decentralized in the future. This is similar to what he has been doing with his other company Bluesky, but it doesn’t mean that Dorsey will not be influencing Twitter in some capacity or another. It will be interesting to see where things go from here because Dorsey’s refusal to return means the near future remains murky.
Read next: The Future Of Twitter Doesn’t Seem So Bright After Elon Musk’s Takeover, Claims A New Report
