Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Resigns!

Twitter has a new CEO!

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Jack Dorsey, who co-founded the social media giant in 2006, is resigning.

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He served as the CEO of Twitter from 2006-2008, and from 2015 – 2021.

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Dorsey released a statement on Monday, November 29.

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The statement read, “I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders.”

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He did not go into further detail as to why he was resigning.

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Twitter’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Parag Agrawal, will take over Dorsey’s duties immediately.

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This marks a MAJOR shift in the company’s executive level.

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Some believe mega-Republicans ousted Dorsey, because he banned a sitting President from the platform.

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