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    Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO; Parag Agrawal succeeds him

    Dorsey will continue to head Square, the financial payments service. He has been criticized for leading both companies at once.
    by Shannon Bond Nov 29, 2021 2 minutes
    Jack Dorsey is stepping down as the CEO of Twitter, which he co-founded. Here he's shown at a bitcoin convention in June.

    Jack Dorsey is stepping down as CEO of Twitter, the social media company he co-founded in 2006. He will be replaced by Twitter's chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal, a 10-year veteran of the company.

    Twitter stock rose on the news, which was first reported

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