Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Leaves Bluesky Board, Pursues Philanthropy in Freedom Technology Grants

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter and CEO of Square, has recently decided to leave the board of Bluesky, a social networking service he helped fund and popularize about a year ago. This decision comes after Dorsey expressed his regrets over the sale of Twitter to Elon Musk.

Dorsey took to Twitter, now known as X, to announce his new philanthropic grants towards open internet protocols, which he referred to as “freedom technology.” He also mentioned that corporations can also build upon open protocols. In his post, Dorsey thanked Musk for his support in funding these grants.

Bluesky was launched with the goal of realizing Dorsey’s ideal vision for Twitter without central control. The platform opened to all interested users in February and initially received attention as an alternative to Twitter in the wake of Musk’s ownership. However, Bluesky has since been overshadowed by the launch of Meta Platforms Inc.’s Threads as a more popular alternative. In response to a question on X regarding his status on the Bluesky board, Dorsey simply replied with a “no.”