SUMMARY:
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has announced that he is no longer on the board of Bluesky, the decentralized social media platform he helped start. Dorsey made the announcement in a response to a user’s question on X, without providing further elaboration. There is no evidence yet that Dorsey has officially left the company, as he is still listed as a board member on Bluesky’s website. Dorsey had previously been backing away from the project, and his level of involvement with the company has been unclear.
FULL STORY:
Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, has announced that he is no longer on the board of Bluesky, the decentralized social media platform he helped start. Dorsey made the announcement in a response to a user’s question on X, a social media platform, without providing further elaboration.
Dorsey’s announcement comes as a surprise, as he has been closely associated with Bluesky since its inception. He originally backed the project in 2019 as a way to develop an open-source social media standard for Twitter. In 2022, Dorsey joined Bluesky’s board of directors when the company split from Twitter.
However, Dorsey’s level of involvement with Bluesky has been unclear in recent months. In March, Bluesky CEO Jay Graeber told The Verge’s Nilay Patel that Dorsey provides some feedback occasionally, but is otherwise “being Jack Dorsey on a cloud.” Dorsey had also closed his Bluesky account months before that interview.
There is no official confirmation yet that Dorsey has left Bluesky. He is still listed as a board member on the company’s website, and Bluesky has not yet responded to The Verge’s request for comment.
Dorsey’s announcement comes as decentralized social media platforms are gaining popularity. Bluesky’s decentralized approach allows users to control their own data and content, rather than relying on a centralized platform. The company has been working on developing an open-source social media standard that can be used across different platforms.
CITATIONS:
* Dorsey, J. (2024, May 4). Twitter. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://twitter.com/jack/status/1786739952627208579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1786739952627208579%7Ctwgr%5E6046bf850680ae93e1aa8f4ab7ac750f2c4053ad%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2024%2F05%2F05%2Fjack-dorsey-says-hes-no-longer-on-the-bluesky-board%2F
* Graeber, J. (2024, March 25). The Verge. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://www.theverge.com/24108872/bluesky-ceo-graber-federation-social-media-decoder-interview
* Bluesky. (n.d.). About. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://bsky.social/about/faq
* Dorsey, J. (2019, December 11). The Verge. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://www.theverge.com/21010856/twitter-jack-dorsey-bluesky-decentralized-social-network-research-moderation
* Dorsey, J. (2022, February 8). Reuters. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-funded-social-media-project-bluesky-adds-jack-dorsey-board-2022-02-08/
* Dorsey, J. (n.d.). Bluesky. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://bsky.app/profile/caseynewton.bsky.social/post/3k7hxzdycrl26
* TechCrunch. (2024, May 5). Jack Dorsey says he’s no longer on Bluesky’s board. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/05/jack-dorsey-says-hes-no-longer-on-the-bluesky-board/
URLS:
* <https://twitter.com/jack/status/1786739952627208579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1786739952627208579%7Ctwgr%5E6046bf850680ae93e1aa8f4ab7ac750f2c4053ad%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2024%2F05%2F05%2Fjack-dorsey-says-hes-no-longer-on-the-bluesky-board%2F>
* <https://www.theverge.com/24108872/bluesky-ceo-graber-federation-social-media-decoder-interview>
* <https://bsky.social/about/faq>
* <https://www.theverge.com/21010856/twitter-jack-dorsey-bluesky-decentralized-social-network-research-moderation>
* <https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-funded-social-media-project-bluesky-adds-jack-dorsey-board-2022-02-08/>
* <https://bsky.app/profile/caseynewton.bsky.social/post/3k7hxzdycrl26>
* <https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/05/jack-dorsey-says-hes-no-longer-on-the-bluesky-board/>