Was Parag Agrawal the Right Choice to Run Twitter?

Was Parag Agrawal the Right Choice to Run Twitter?
The company’s new CEO stumbles into the speech wars
Alex Kantrowitz
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Nov 30, 2021
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Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal with ex-CEO Jack Dorsey, via @paragaMoments after he was named CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal tweeted his email address. It was either a hilarious blunder or a bold note of transparency, depending on how you view it. But seeing paraga@twitter.com show up in a screenshot of his first email — which he posted for all to see —…
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