Commenting on the acquisition of Twitter by American billionaire Elon Musk, Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey said that Elon Musk “is the only solution I trust to restore Twitter as it was .. I am confident that his mission is to extend the light of awareness “.
And he added in a series of tweets on his Twitter account: “I love Twitter… Twitter is the closest thing we have to global awareness.”
Elon Musk won on Monday. In an agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion in a deal Controlling a social media platform used by millions and global leaders will turn you into the world’s richest person.
It is noteworthy that after Dorsey stepped down from the presidency of “Twitter” in November 2021, he continued on the company’s board of directors.
In principle, I don’t believe anyone should own or run Twitter. It wants to be a public good at a protocol level, not a company. Solving for the problem of it being a company however, Elon is the singular solution I trust. I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness.
— jack⚡️ (@jack) April 26, 2022
“Idea and service are all I care about, and I’ll do whatever it takes to protect them. Twitter as a company has always been my only problem and my regret. It was owned by Wall Street. Getting it back from Wall Street…is the right first step.”
I’m so happy Twitter will continue to serve the public conversation. Around the world, and into the stars!
— jack⚡️ (@jack) April 26, 2022
Dorsey said, “In principle, I don’t think anyone should own or run Twitter. It has to be a public good, not a company… Elon Musk is the only solution I can trust to get Twitter back to how it was… I’m confident that his mission.” It is the extension of the light of consciousness.
He added that Elon Musk’s goal is to create a platform that is “ultimately reliable and broadly inclusive”, describing it as “the right goal… this is the right path… I think so with all my heart.”
Dorsey expressed his delight, saying, “I am very happy that Twitter will continue to serve public conversations around the world.”
The agreement ends Twitter’s career as a public company since its initial public offering in 2013, that is, after nearly 9 years of trading.
Twitter shares rose about 6%, following the news of the agreement, while Tesla’s shares fell after Musk’s deal to buy Twitter.
Musk argued that Twitter needed to be private in order to grow into a true platform for freedom of expression.
The deal comes just four days after Musk unveiled a funding package to support the acquisition, which led to Twitter’s board of directors taking the deal more seriously, and prompted several shareholders to ask the company not to let the opportunity slip, Archyde.com reported on Sunday.