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Twitter founder Jack Dorsey welcomes Elon Musk takeover

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has welcomed Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover of his company as "the singular solution I trust".
Business • 26 Apr 22

Twitter misses ad revenue and user growth estimates

Twitter has reported weaker-than-expected quarterly advertising revenue and user growth and forecast revenue short of Wall Street targets, indicating that a turnaround plan has yet to bear fruit for the social networking site.
Business • 10 Feb 22

Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has announced he was stepping down as the social media network's CEO, over a year after he survived a bid to oust him by an activist investor.
Business • 29 Nov 21

Twitter beats revenue targets with ad improvements

Twitter last night reported higher revenue growth than Wall Street had expected, as the social media platform rolled out ad targeting improvements to help brands reach potential customers.
Business • 23 Jul 21

Payments service Square launches in Ireland

Payments service Square has announced an Early Access Programme for Irish retailers, making it available in the country for the first time.
Business • 08 Apr 21

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey's first tweet sold for $2.9m

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey sold his first tweet as an NFT for just over $2.9m yesterday.
Business • 23 Mar 21

Twitter expects annual revenue to double in 2023

Twitter said it expects to double annual revenue to at least $7.5 billion and reach 315 million users in 2023, sending its shares up more than 8%.
Business • 25 Feb 21

Dorsey pledges $1 billion of Square stake for relief

Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has pledged $1 billion of his stake in Square, the payments processor that he co-founded and heads, to help fund relief efforts related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Business • 08 Apr 20

Twitter to experiment with limiting replies

Twitter said it will test new features early this year that would allow users to control who can reply to their tweets, as it looks to limit abuse and harassment on the platform.
Business • 09 Jan 20

Zuckerberg defends Facebook decision on political ads

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has stood by his company's decision to run political adverts after Twitter announced it would ban them.
World • 31 Oct 19

Twitter to ban political advertising from 22 November

Twitter will bar political advertising globally on its platform, responding to growing criticism over misinformation from politicians on social media.
World • 30 Oct 19

Twitter revenue hit by weaker advertising, low demand

Twitter has today posted worse-than-expected third quarter revenue and profit, which the company attributed to advertising problems including product bugs and unusually low demand over the summer.
Business • 24 Oct 19

Twitter CEO account hacked, offensive tweets posted

Twitter has said that the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been "compromised" after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted.
World • 31 Aug 19

Twitter beats on revenue, sees rise in ads

Twitter has today posted a better-than-expected second-quarter revenue and a rise in daily users who see advertisements on the site, driven by changes to show users more relevant content.
Business • 26 Jul 19

Twitter ad sales surge in third quarter, shares jump

Twitter today posted revenue and profit ahead of Wall Street estimates, as higher advertising sales offset a drop in monthly users to push the company's shares up nearly 12% before the opening bell.
Business • 25 Oct 18

Dorsey says Twitter was 'unprepared' for fake news

Twitter's chief executive Jack Dorsey has said the social media site was "unprepared and ill-equipped" for the vast campaigns of manipulation that affected social media in the past few years.
Social Media • 05 Sep 18

Twitter to focus on fixing platform over user growth

Twitter reported fewer monthly active users than analysts expected and warned that the closely-watched figure could keep falling as it deletes phony accounts, sending shares sharply lower on Wall Street.
Business • 27 Jul 18

Twitter shares soar after reporting first net profit

Twitter has today reported its first quarterly net profit and topped Wall Street targets as video ad sales rose.
Business • 09 Feb 18

Twitter nears first profitable quarter as expenses cut

Twitter said it could turn its first ever profit in the fourth quarter, after making sweeping cuts in expenses the past few months and finding sources of revenue beyond the advertising that dominates social media.
Business • 26 Oct 17

Twitter user growth stalls, revenue dips

Twitter reported a revenue drop and a slowdown in user growth as the social media giant announced its latest financial results.
Business • 27 Jul 17

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone returns to company

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone said he would be returning full time to the microblogging service in an unspecified role.
Business • 17 May 17

Twitter CEO happier with online abuse management

The co-founder of Twitter has said the company is happier about the way it deals with online abuse on the platform, following the introduction of a range of measures to tackle the problem.
Business • 30 Mar 17

Payments company Square launches in the UK

Square, the payments company led by Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey, has launched in the UK in its first European foray.
Business • 28 Mar 17

Twitter plans to cut about 300 more jobs worldwide

Twitter may cut 8% of its workforce or about 300 people, Bloomberg has reported, citing people it said were familiar with the matter.
Business • 25 Oct 16

Twitter disappoints investors as growth hits wall

Twitter last night reported its first quarter with no growth in users since it went public, stoking fresh concerns on how long it will take for the company to reverse the trend.
Business • 11 Feb 16
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Jack Dorsey

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey welcomes Elon Musk takeover

Twitter misses ad revenue and user growth estimates

Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO

Twitter beats revenue targets with ad improvements

Payments service Square launches in Ireland

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey's first tweet sold for $2.9m

Twitter expects annual revenue to double in 2023

Dorsey pledges $1 billion of Square stake for relief

Twitter to experiment with limiting replies

Zuckerberg defends Facebook decision on political ads

Twitter to ban political advertising from 22 November

Twitter revenue hit by weaker advertising, low demand

Twitter CEO account hacked, offensive tweets posted

Twitter beats on revenue, sees rise in ads

Twitter ad sales surge in third quarter, shares jump

Dorsey says Twitter was 'unprepared' for fake news

Twitter to focus on fixing platform over user growth

Twitter shares soar after reporting first net profit

Twitter nears first profitable quarter as expenses cut

Twitter user growth stalls, revenue dips

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone returns to company

Twitter CEO happier with online abuse management

Payments company Square launches in the UK

Twitter plans to cut about 300 more jobs worldwide

Twitter disappoints investors as growth hits wall