Jack Dorsey’s Departure from Bluesky: A New Chapter in Open Internet Protocol and Social Networking

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter and founder of Square, has announced his departure from the board of Bluesky, a social networking service he helped launch just one year ago. This decision came after Dorsey expressed regret over selling Twitter to Elon Musk and shifted his focus towards supporting open internet protocols through philanthropic grants. He referred to these protocols as “freedom technology” and emphasized the importance of corporations building upon them as well.

Dorsey’s departure from Bluesky marks a new chapter for him as he focuses on supporting open internet protocols and navigating the evolving social networking landscape. On the Musk-owned platform, now known as X, Dorsey shared that he now only follows three accounts: Musk, Edward Snowden, and Stella Assange. This shift indicates a possible improvement in the relationship between Dorsey and Musk, following Dorsey’s previous comments on Bluesky about things sourcing after Musk’s involvement with Twitter.

Bluesky was designed as a network and protocol to reflect Dorsey’s vision of Twitter operating without central control, and it became available to all interested users in February. Initially, Bluesky garnered attention as an alternative to Twitter amidst the changes after Musk’s acquisition. However, it has since been overshadowed by Meta Platforms Inc.’s Threads as a more prominent alternative. When asked on X if he was still on the Bluesky board, Dorsey responded with a simple “no.”