## 2008 Sometime, 2008: This is deeply true. I built a decentralized API for Twitter in 2008 (it worked with Jaiku, but with no jaiku-specific code). I was fired — I insisted that Twitter should be a protocol, not a monopoly, and the decentralized version was never publicly launched. https://twitter.com/blaine/status/1460182020194279424 April 23, 2008 Amateur Hour Over At Twitter? > It doesn’t really matter if Twitter’s Chief Architect [Blaine Cook](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/blaine-cook) was fired or resigned. The important thing is that [he’s gone](http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/4/lead_architect_blaine_cook_out_at_twitter) now, and this gives Twitter the opportunity to hire someone (or a team) who may actually be able to scale the nearly two year old service and keep it live. https://techcrunch.com/2008/04/23/amateur-hour-over-at-twitter/ ## 2009 October 19, 2009: A Twitter hole lets you Google protected tweets https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/technology-blog/story/2009-10-19/a-twitter-hole-lets-you-google-protected-tweets October 20, 2009: Your protected tweets are safe from Google, Twitter explains https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2009/oct/20/twitter-protected-google-search-closed ## 2010 June 24, 2010: Twitter Settles Charges that it Failed to Protect Consumers' Personal Information; Company Will Establish Independently Audited Information Security Program https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2010/06/twitter-settles-charges-it-failed-protect-consumers-personal-information-company-will-establish ## 2011 FTC Accepts Final Settlement with Twitter for Failure to Safeguard Personal Information https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2011/03/ftc-accepts-final-settlement-twitter-failure-safeguard-personal-information-0 ## 2015 Twitter sees slow user growth and low stock price. Dorsey comes on as interim CEO. August 10, 2015: Jack Dorsey and Other Twitter Insiders Make Show of Support Note: Jack comes on as interim CEO https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/technology/jack-dorsey-twitter.html September 29, 2015: Inside Jack Dorsey's Vision for Twitter > Jack Dorsey has a “blue sky” plan for Twitter that focuses on making it easier to Tweet through longer-form publishing tools, more than changing how people consume Tweets. > Mr. Dorsey is focused on changing the publishing experience and says there are “no sacred cows” there. > Mr. Dorsey wants the next version of the core product to appeal to mainstream users the way Facebook does. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-jack-dorseys-vision-for-twitter https://archive.ph/2023.05.12-082956/https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-jack-dorseys-vision-for-twitter ## 2016 September 13, 2016: Jack Dorsey On The New Twitter: "We're Not A Social Network As People Think About It" Note: Jack reaffirms commitment to security. Wants people to feel safe to speak out. Talks about live tv strategy. https://www.fastcompany.com/3063296/jack-dorsey-on-the-new-twitter-were-not-a-social-network-as-people-th October 5, 2016 Jack Dorsey Is Losing Control of Twitter Note: Board wants to sell Twitter. Jack does not want to sell. https://archive.ph/2016.10.05-113643/https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-twitter-dorsey-strategy/ October 9, 2016: A decentralized web would give power back to the people online (Matthew Hodgson) https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/09/a-decentralized-web-would-give-power-back-to-the-people-online/ ## 2019 March 30, 2019: Mark Zuckerberg: The Internet needs new rules. Let’s start in these four areas. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mark-zuckerberg-the-internet-needs-new-rules-lets-start-in-these-four-areas/2019/03/29/9e6f0504-521a-11e9-a3f7-78b7525a8d5f_story.html April 15, 2019: Journalist Carole Cadwalladr says ‘the gods of Silicon Valley’ have broken democracy https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/15/carole-cadwalladr-ted/ April 16, 2019: Jack Dorsey says it’s time to rethink the fundamental dynamics of Twitter https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/16/jack-dorsey-ted/ August 21, 2019: Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech Mike Masnick https://knightcolumbia.org/content/protocols-not-platforms-a-technological-approach-to-free-speech ## 2020 March 2, 2020 Twitter is being targeted by an activist shareholder seeking to replace Jack Dorsey https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/tech/elliott-twitter-jack-dorsey-replace/index.html March 9, 2020 Twitter Reaches Deal With Activist Fund That Wanted Jack Dorsey Out. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/technology/twitter-silver-lake-investment.html July 15, 2020 a 17-year old hacker and his accomplices breached Twitter’s network and seized control of dozens of Twitter accounts assigned to high-profile users https://www.dfs.ny.gov/Twitter_Report ## 2021 January 15, 2021: Twitter’s decentralized future The platform’s vision of a sweeping open standard could also be the far-right’s internet endgame https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/15/twitters-vision-of-decentralization-could-also-be-the-far-rights-internet-endgame/ February 23, 2021: Twitter's Jack Dorsey sued by shareholder over his dual role as Square CEO https://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitters-jack-dorsey-sued-by-shareholder-over-his-dual-role-as-square-ceo-192802483.html September 20, 2021: Twitter to Pay $809.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Jack Dorsey, Others Misled Investors https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/twitter-investor-lawsuit-settlement-payment-jack-dorsey-1235068982/ November 29, 2021: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief of the social media company. Parag Agrawal, the company's chief technology officer, is taking over as CEO effective immediately. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/29/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-is-expected-to-step-down-sources-say.html ## 2022 August 24, 2022 Jack Dorsey’s Payments Company Block Is Sued For ‘Negligent’ Security After Breach Of 8.2 Million Users’ Data https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/08/24/jack-dorsey-block-sued-for-negligent-cyber-security-after-cash-app-breach/ ## 2023 September 12, 2023: BlueSky hits 1 million users https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3k7a6u5kde72z September 13, 2023 BlueSky roles out 1.5. Not sure of all features. https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3k7bzfaq34s2t September 19, 2023: Jack Dorsey deletes BlueSky Account https://bsky.app/profile/ernestsewell.bsky.social/post/3k7pbi7htaq2z December 5, 2023: Remember, your posts, profile, and likes are all public data. But sometimes, added friction matters. This opt-out tool will only affect the logged-out view of the Bluesky app ( bsky.app ), but we recommend other apps on the open network respect the setting as well. https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3kftdko7q642l December 6, 2023: Bluesky is going to let people opt out of letting logged out users see their posts. https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3kftdjdm3hd23 ## 2024 Jack Dorsey resigns from BlueSky Board May 9, 2024: With all due respect to Jack for having the vision to invest in decentralized protocols, we’ve carried out the work in a way I don’t think he fully understands. Bluesky is structurally open in a way Twitter has never been, but the design of atproto allows it to feel familiar and easy to use. https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team/post/3ks3uplto5c2r