Elon Musk's Twitter texts

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Jack Dorsey texts Elon Musk

March 26, 2022

Jack Dorsey
Yes, a new platform is needed. It can't be a company. This is why I left.

Jack Dorsey
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1507777913042571267?s=20&t=8z3h0h0JG5ntB6Zuxd6lWg

Elon Musk
Ok

Elon Musk
What should it look like?

Jack Dorsey
I believe it must be an open source protocol, funded by a foundation of sorts that doesn't own the protocol, only advances it. A bit like what Signal has done. It can't have an advertising model. Otherwise you have surface area that governments and advertisers will try to influence and control. If it has a centralized entity behind it, it will be attacked. This isn't complicated work, it just has to be done right so it's resilient to what has happened to twitter.

Elon Musk
Super interesting idea

Jack Dorsey
I'm off the twitter board mid May and then completely out of company. I intend to do this work and fix our mistakes. Twitter started as a protocol. It should have never been a company. That was the original sin.

Elon Musk
I'd like to help if I am able to