Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter, said he had allocated $ 1 billion from his personal wealth to help fight the coronavirus pandemic through his charity fund.

In a series of tweets, Dorsey said he will donate billion worth of equity in Square to his Start Small LLC to fund COVID-19 relief around the world. This is about 28 percent of his total wealth.

Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said on April 7 he was committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief through his philanthropic fund.    

One of the most popular social networks in the world, Twitter has announced that it bans political ads, AFP reports.

Company CEO Jack Dorsey said in a tweet: "We've made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. Why? A few reasons…."

Hackers briefly gained control of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account on Aug. 30, sending racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers.

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey on April 23 and spent a significant time questioning him about why he had lost some Twitter followers, a person briefed on the matter said.

Twitter, which turns 10 years old on March 21, has grown into one of the leading global social networks. Here are some key facts about the messaging platform:          

Twitter came to life on March 21, 2006, when co-founder Jack Dorsey sent out the first tweet: "just setting up my twttr." Dorsey followed up with the first "human-generated" tweet: "inviting coworkers."  

Four senior Twitter executives are leaving the media company, CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted late Jan. 24 night, the biggest leadership changes since Dorsey returned as chief executive as he struggles to revive the company's growth.

Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey on Oct. 22 said that he is giving a third of his shares to company employees.

The move to pump up the supply of shares available to reward workers could be intended to boost moral in the aftermath of job cuts at the San Francisco-based Internet firm.

Twitter failed to add users at a quick enough pace for investors in the second quarter even as revenue grew sharply, feeding concerns about whether it can ever become a mass-market service like Facebook or Google.

Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo is surrendering his post, handing the reins back to co-founder Jack Dorsey as the popular service struggles to boost its ranks of users.