- By Vikas Yadav
- Mon, 06 May 2024 10:55 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Jack Dorsey, the Twitter (now X) founder known for backing Bluesky is no longer its board member. Dorsey was a key face in the decentralised social media platform which seeks to rival Elon Musk's X. The platform expressed thanks to Jack for his efforts and stated it was looking for a board member.
While sharing on X about "long term grants for open protocols" from his philanthropic initiative - Start Small, a user asked Dorsey whether he was still a board member of Bluesky. As spotted by TechCrunch, Jack responded with a "no" to the query on May 4.
no
— jack (@jack) May 4, 2024
However, the tech face did not share further details about his departure. Soon after this update, Bluesky shared a statement confirming his exit. "We sincerely thank Jack for his help funding and initiating the bluesky project," @bsky.app said. "With Jack's departure, we are searching for a new board member for the Bluesky public benefit company."
Bluesky's statement on Jack Dorsey's departure.
Bluesky said the platform is thriving as an open-source social media platform which runs on the company's in-house decentralised protocol atproto. It added the company is searching for an individual for the board "who shares [its] commitment to building a social network that puts people in control of their experience".
For context, Jack announced the platform in 2019 while serving as the CEO of Twitter. He said the microblogging site was funding an independent team to develop an "open and decentralised standard" of social media. However, he deleted his account on the platform last year.
Today, Bluesky is an independent public benefit corporation. Jay Graber serves as the CEO of the platform and the service is backed by a VC. Bluesky was made available to the general public in February. The company (or Dorsey) is yet to elaborate on the reasons for the departure of the ex-Twitter CEO.