REVEALED: Real reason Jack Dorsey stepped down from Bluesky board

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of social media platform Twitter, has revealed the real reason he stepped down from the board of Bluesky, a social media project he assisted in starting.

Recall that the announcement by Dorsey that he is leaving the board of Bluesky garnered media attention, given that he was among Bluesky’s most well-known backers.

The company also announced in a statement that it was actively seeking a replacement for Dorsey in a development, which got tech enthusiasts curious as to what could have motivated the recent resignation, given the announcement of it.

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Dorsey has now opened up about the real reason he decided to step down from the board of Bluesky in a recent interview with Mike Solana of Founders Fund.

One of the reason he provided for stepping down from the board of Bluesky was because the company was becoming a corporate entity, independent with its board, stocks and other vestiges.

The content filtering on Bluesky, which was different from his plans and altered the platform’s reputation for banning, was another important factor in Dorsey’s decision.

“This is literally repeating all the mistakes we made as a company,” said Dorsey

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