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After Years of Big Tech Censorship, Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Stepping Down as CEO"We're all aware of Big Tech's ever-increasing censorship of conservative voices and their commitment to serve the radical progressive agenda by influencing a generation of children and removing, shutting down or canceling any news, books and even now toys that aren't considered 'woke.' This is fundamentally un-American." -U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) [CBN News] Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is stepping down as CEO of the social media platform, and investors couldn't be happier. Dorsey was at the helm when Twitter banned President Trump and censored other conservatives. (Screengrab image) The company announced Dorsey will be succeeded by Twitter's current chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal. Dorsey will remain on the board until his term expires in 2022. Agrawal joined Twitter in 2011 and has been CTO since 2017. In a letter posted on his Twitter account, Dorsey said he was "really sad...yet really happy" about leaving the company and that it was his decision. On Sunday, Dorsey had sent a cryptic tweet reading only "I love Twitter." Social Media Company Berated by Conservatives Conservatives have long been upset at how much Big Tech (Facebook, Twitter and Google) has been censoring their messages and de-platforming them. That debate grew to a crescendo in the heated political atmosphere leading up to the 2020 election. As CBN News reported, Twitter banned President Donald Trump from its platform claiming "risk of further incitement of violence" following the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol. Twitter said, "After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them—specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter—we have permanently suspended the account." Trump sued the company the company, along with Facebook and YouTube, in July for censorship. The lawsuit filed in the US District Court for Florida's southern district, names Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Dorsey. Twitter Still Lags Behind Rivals Dorsey has faced several distractions as CEO, starting with the fact that he's also founder and CEO of the payments company Square. Some big investors have openly questioned whether he could effectively lead both companies. Forced Out After Only a Year as CEO 'Fundamentally Un-American' When their turn came, some committee Republicans blasted Big Tech's silencing of conservative ideas and voices. US Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) stated, "Your companies had the power to silence the president of the United States, shut off legitimate journalism in Australia, shut down legitimate scientific debate on a variety of issues, dictate which articles or websites are seen by Americans when they search the internet." "We're all aware of Big Tech's ever-increasing censorship of conservative voices and their commitment to serve the radical progressive agenda by influencing a generation of children and removing, shutting down or canceling any news, books and even now toys that aren't considered 'woke.' This is fundamentally un-American," Latta continued. Dorsey answered all the criticism from committee members of both parties. "We are a bunch of humans with a desire to make the world around us better for everyone living today and those who come after us," he said. "We make mistakes in prioritization and in execution. We commit to being open about these and doing our best to remedy what we control." Twitter also announced on Monday a new board chairman, Bret Taylor, to replace its existing chair, Patrick Pichette. Pichette will remain on the board. Taylor has been on Twitter's board since 2016 and is the president and COO of business software company Salesforce. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here
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