{"id":13243,"date":"2024-05-06T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/jack-dorsey-steps-down-from-bluesky-board\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T11:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T08:45:00","slug":"jack-dorsey-steps-down-from-bluesky-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/jack-dorsey-steps-down-from-bluesky-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Dorsey Steps Down from Bluesky Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Dorsey has stepped down from the board of directors of Bluesky, a decentralized alternative to the social network X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3krrebumv3k2h\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreia4s77oq3rv2wvohsucetwcion55l4bccmfmhutdec7f4oo5efw3u\">\n<p lang=\"en\">With Jack\u2019s departure, we are searching for a new board member for the Bluesky public benefit company who shares our commitment to building a social network that puts people in control of their experience. More to come!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bluesky (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur?ref_src=embed\">@bsky.app<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur\/post\/3krrebumv3k2h?ref_src=embed\">May 5, 2024 at 23:11<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bluesky confirmed Dorsey&#8217;s departure, thanking him for his role in launching and funding the project. The platform&#8217;s representatives have begun the search for a new board member.<\/p>\n<p>Dorsey did not provide a reason for his decision.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bluesky statistics, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.jazco.dev\/stats\">5.6 million people<\/a> are registered on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the Big Tech Alert tracker indicates that Dorsey has reduced his following list to three individuals: Elon Musk, former <span data-descr=\"National Security Agency of the USA\" class=\"old_tooltip\">NSA<\/span> and <span data-descr=\"Central Intelligence Agency of the USA\" class=\"old_tooltip\">CIA<\/span> employee Edward Snowden, and Stella Assange, the wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jack<\/a> has unfollowed well over 2000 people, so this bot won&#8217;t send an alert for each.<\/p>\n<p>These are the 3 remaining accounts: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stella_Assange?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stella_assange<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Snowden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Snowden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N28DlDv4Qt\">pic.twitter.com\/N28DlDv4Qt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Big Tech Alert (@BigTechAlert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigTechAlert\/status\/1786919454422516133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dorsey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1204766078468911106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1204766078468911106%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforklog.com%2Fdzhek-dorsi-voshel-v-sovet-direktorov-bluesky-pbllc%2F\">announced<\/a> the decentralized social media platform project in 2019. In February 2022, the organization Bluesky PBLLC was established.<\/p>\n<p>In April, following Twitter&#8217;s decision to sell the social network to Elon Musk, Bluesky reiterated its independence. <\/p>\n<p>In July 2023, Dorsey&#8217;s project raised $8 million in a seed funding round. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Dorsey has stepped down from the board of directors of Bluesky, a decentralized alternative to the social network X. With Jack\u2019s departure, we are searching for a new board member for the Bluesky public benefit company who shares our commitment to building a social network that puts people in control of their experience. 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