Jack Dorsey
American internet entrepreneur
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| May 2024 | Dorsey announced his departure from the Bluesky Social board of directors, endorsing X as 'freedom technology' and citing concerns about the company's shift to a traditional corporate structure and centralized moderation tools. |
| June 2023 | Dorsey endorsed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his campaign for the 2024 Democratic party presidential nomination. |
| November 2022 | Twitter reinstated Trump's account following Elon Musk's purchase of the platform. |
| October 2022 | Dorsey retained his 2.4% ownership of Twitter when the company was sold to Elon Musk. |
| May 2022 | Dorsey left the board of directors of Twitter. |
| February 2022 | Jack Dorsey joined the board of directors of Bluesky Social, a decentralized social networking protocol and app developed as a Twitter spin-off. |
| November 29 2021 | Dorsey resigned as Twitter's CEO, being replaced by Parag Agrawal, while continuing to lead Block, Inc. |
| January 14 2021 | Dorsey defended banning Trump from Twitter while also expressing concern about the precedent set by the action. |
| January 8 2021 | Twitter permanently suspended Trump's account following a review of his posts' content and context. |
| January 6 2021 | Twitter applied a 12-hour timeout to Trump's account after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, for violating the Civic Integrity policy. |
| 2020 | Dorsey donated $15 million to 29 mayors pursuing guaranteed basic income program pilots in the United States. |
| November 2020 | Twitter began applying more flaggings to Trump's tweets following the election. |
| October 2020 | Dorsey was subpoenaed by the US Senate Commerce Committee to testify about tech platform legal immunity. |
| May 2020 | Some of President Trump's tweets received warning labels on Twitter. |
| February 29 2020 | Activist hedge fund Elliott Management attempted to oust Dorsey, but they reached an agreement with Dorsey remaining CEO. |
| 2019 | Dorsey financially contributed to the campaigns of Democratic presidential candidates Tulsi Gabbard and Andrew Yang. |
| October 23 2019 | Twitter's stock price fell by nearly 21 percent after Dorsey announced a ban on all political advertising. |
| August 30 2019 | Dorsey's personal Twitter account was allegedly breached by the Chuckling Squad, who posted racist tweets. |
| November 2018 | Dorsey went on a birthday Vipassanā meditation trip to Myanmar. |
| September 2018 | Dorsey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee about social media's role in the 2016 presidential election. |
| March 2018 | Dorsey announced an improved version of Twitter's verification system to help verify users' identities. |
| 2017 | Listed by 24/7 Wall St. among the 20 Worst CEOs in America. |
| 2017 | Dorsey completed a ten-day Vipassanā meditation retreat taught by followers of S. N. Goenka. |
| February 2017 | Dorsey and Executive Chairman Omid Kordestani matched a $530,000 donation to the ACLU, bringing the total donation to $1.59 million. |
| 2016 | Ranked by Fox Business as the No. 4 Worst CEO, criticized for stagnant growth, falling stock prices, and part-time commitment to Twitter. |
| November 22 2016 | Dorsey was briefly suspended from his own Twitter account with 3.9 million followers due to an 'internal mistake'. |
| May 2016 | Dorsey announced Twitter would not count photos and links in the 140-character limit to attract new users. |
| 2015 | Dorsey began starting his mornings with meditation. |
| 2015 | Returns as CEO of Twitter, resuming leadership of the social media platform. |
| October 2015 | Dorsey was named permanent CEO of Twitter. |
| July 2015 | Dorsey became interim CEO of Twitter after Dick Costolo's resignation. |
| 2013 | Considered by Forbes as the world's most eligible billionaire bachelor. |
| 2012 | Received the Wall Street Journal 'Innovator of the Year Award' for technology. |
| 2012 | Named Founder of the Year at the 5th Annual Crunchies Awards hosted by TechCrunch. |
| 2012 | Jack Dorsey moved to the Sea Cliff neighborhood of San Francisco. |
| March 2011 | Dorsey returned to Twitter as executive chairman after Dick Costolo replaced Evan Williams as CEO. |
| February 2010 | Dorsey was part of a State Department delegation to Russia. |
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