Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is set to step down, US media reports said on Monday. Dorsey will resign from his executive role, the American news network CNBC reported citing sources. The social media giant was co-founded by Dorsey in 2006. He later went on to become one of the topmost technology entrepreneurs.
Indian-origin technology executive Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new CEO of Twitter after the social media giant's co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down on Monday.
While expressing his gratitude and love for every individual who has ever worked for Twitter, he added that he did not anticipate that sentiment to ever be reciprocated.
The Centre has rubbished the charges, saying Dorsey's Twitter regime had a problem accepting the sovereignty of Indian law.
Twitter chief Elon Musk on Wednesday said the social media platform has no choice but to follow the local laws in any given country or risk being shut down.
Union minister Rajeev Chandrashekar on Tuesday rejected Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie" and "an attempt to brush out that very dubious period" of firm's history.
Tikait told reporters that there was "pressure" from government to minimise the reach of farmers.
During his maiden visit to India, the 41-year-old, nose ring-sporting Dorsey wants "to experience everything", according to a tweet he posted on November 10, but mainly reach out to all political parties and meet government officials -- at the Centre and in states -- as well as senior police officer and civic body officials, so that he can assist in delivering governance through Twitter. This will also help the social media giant chalk out its next stage of expansion.
Jack Dorsey stepped down as Twitter's CEO after a rather turbulent tenure and handed the reins to IIT-B grad Parag Agarwal.
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Twitter said it is a platform where "marginalised voices can be seen and heard, but we also have a public commitment to being apolitical. We realise that this photo may not accurately represent that commitment".
Jack Ma who had five years ago said he was inspired and excited by "Make in India" possibly understood the essence of the signature campaign better than some others and decided to stay away from India other than as an investor, says Nivedita Mookerji.
Twitter's user base grew by only five million in 2015.
Amit Malviya said Twitter was in violation of India laws for an extended period (between 2020-2022).
Riding on the company's stellar market debut, Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Jack Dorsey saw their combined fortunes soar by over one billion dollars in a single day to $3.6 billion.
Dorsey works to rebuild employee morale and confidence at Twitter after a spate of high-level departures.
Software engineers are one of the most highly paid employees.
Twitter has been in talks with India-born Padmasree Warrior among others.
Indian-American venture capitalist Vinod Khosla will join the Board of Directors at mobile payment start-up Square, founded by Twitter chairman Jack Dorsey.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and about 1,000 of his colleagues have donated over $1.5 million to a leading rights group that has pledged to fight President Donald Trump's temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Some users parted ways with @POTUS on the social network once it changed hands from former president Barack Obama to Trump. However, for reasons unexplained, they automatically re-followed the presidential account without their permission.
A Twitter spokesperson said they remain committed to working with the Government of India and that they respect the sensitivities involved, duly acknowledging the letter.
Tesla Inc, the world's largest electric car producer, is looking to make a significant investment in India, said its chief Elon Musk, who saw India as holding more promise than any other large country around the globe. Musk, after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said he plans to visit India in 2024. "I am confident that Tesla will be in India and we will do so as soon as humanly possible," Musk told reporters after the meeting.
Success in the Lok Sabha polls would help Twitter chart out its growth story in India.
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While the government's recent moves may have been necessary in some cases, these would have an adverse impact on the investment cycles of some of these companies. The marquee global names are suddenly finding themselves out of favour as local flavour is gaining currency in the run up to 2019 elections.
The IT secretary has reminded Twitter that Leh is the headquarter of Union Territory of Ladakh and both Ladakh as well as Jammu and Kashmir are integral and inalienable parts of India
Hyderabad-born Gadde, 45, is Twitter's legal, public policy and trust and safety lead.
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When Parag Agrawal was appointed CEO of Twitter in November 2021, the IIT graduate joined a steadily growing club of executives from India rising to the top of global corporations, but the 38-year-old executive's brief tenure at the helm of the social media giant was challenging and chaotic.
The Twitter officials were told that there should not be any "international interference" in the Lok Sabha polls.
The layoffs will mainly be in the company's product and engineering functions.
'I do not celebrate or feel pride in our having to ban @realDonaldTrump from Twitter, or how we got here. After a clear warning we'd take this action, we made a decision with the best information we had based on threats to physical safety both on and off Twitter. Was this correct?'
The single-judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit which dictated the operative portion of the judgement also imposed a cost of Rs 50 lakh on Twitter and ordered it to be paid to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority within 45 days.
Four senior Twitter executives are leaving the media company, CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted late on Sunday night, the biggest leadership changes since Dorsey returned as chief executive as he struggles to revive the company's growth.
'Anyone on Indian Twitter, Facebook, or any of the other forms of social media that matter (except elite forums like Instagram) understands instantly that it is dominated by upper-caste North Indian men.' 'Other voices are silenced and attacked,' says Mihir S Sharma.
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Chandrasekhar was reacting to the arrest of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party leader S G Suryah under the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology (IT) Act allegedly over a social media post.
Twitter has failed to grow its monthly active user count at all in the final three months of 2015.
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