Former CEO, Jack Dorsey, yesterday addressed Twitter fans on the future of the company he co-founded. This came in just days after Twitter accepted Elon Musk’s bid to acquire the company. Dorsey stated, in something we can refer to as a perplexing conversation, that he does not believe in permanent bans, save for illegal activities.
Dorsey noted, “As I’ve said before, I don’t believe any permanent ban (with the exception of illegal activity) is right, or should be possible.” “This is why we need a protocol that’s resilient to the layers above,” said the Former CEO, who left Twitter in November 2021 and is now the Block Head of Block.
If you follow Dorsey’s thread to the end, including his replies, you will note that he did not name names. However, it is possible that he is referring to some of Twitter’s most contentious moments that have resurfaced in the aftermath of Musk’s acquisition of the platform — including the platform’s decision to ban former President Donald J. Trump and the temporary suspension of The New York Post following the publication of an article about US Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter’s laptop.
Vijaya Gadde, Twitter’s top legal officer, has recently come under attack online by trolls following Musk’s posting of a meme about her.
Therefore, with this tempest in mind, Dorsey’s remarks on Twitter cast a very soft, muted light on his view on divisive people, including those who like to promote misinformation, being permitted on the social platform.
“Some issues can be resolved immediately, while others require a complete rethinking and reimplementation of the system. To me, it is crucial that we receive critical feedback in all of its forms, but it is equally critical that we have the space and time to address it. “Everything should be done publicly,” Dorsey stated in the same Twitter thread.
Dorsey also mentioned this week that “Elon is the singular solution I trust… I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness.” Hmmm!
This seems to be a misconstrued idea. If Dorsey trusts in Musk but Musk goes ahead to tweet memes at the expense of Twitter’s senior staff, is Twitter truly on a path toward increased transparency?
Well, as the Former CEO noted, the company needs “space and time to address” some of the most critical feedback it receives. Morale is critical in Twitter’s transformative state.
