The wild life of billionaire Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who has apologized for Elon Musk's layoffs and is known for eccentricities like eating one meal a day, and taking ice baths
Jack Dorsey meeting Japanese Prime Minister Sinzo Abe.Source:Shutterstock/Martin M303
Dorsey tweeted glowingly about a vacation he took to Myanmar for his birthday in December 2018."If you're willing to travel a bit, go to Myanmar," he said. This came at the height of the Rohingya crisis, and Dorsey was attacked for his blithe promotion of the country — especially since social media platforms were accused of having been complicit in fuelling hatred towards the Rohingya.FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump welcomes South Korea’s President Moon to the White House in WashingtonDorsey was asked whether Donald Trump — an avid tweeter — could be removed from the platform if he called on his followers to murder a journalist.
, Dorsey said stripping back Section 230 would"collapse how we communicate on the Internet," and suggested ways for tech companies to make their moderation processes more transparent.Jack Dorsey appearing virtually at the hearing.The accusations from Republican lawmakers focused on the way Twitter enforces its policies, particularly the way it has labelled tweets from President Trump compared to other world leaders.
Dorsey took the brunt of questions from lawmakers, even though he appeared alongside Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.Dorsey had to address accusations of censorship.Some users referred to Dorsey's facial hair as his"quarantine beard," while others said it made him look like a wizard.
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