The former CEO appeared to agree with the dismissals, saying he had grown the company „too quickly“.
Twitter co-founder and ex-CEO Jack Dorsey has addressed the mass sackings at his former firm, apologising for growing Twitter „too quickly“.
Half of the social media giant’s staff are being fired, a week after Elon Musk bought it in a $44bn deal.
Billionaire Mr Musk has said he had „no choice“ but to slash the company’s workforce as the firm is losing more than $4m (£3.5m) a day.
Twitter staff took to the platform to express their anger at the firings.
In a statement posted on the microblogging site, Mr Dorsey – who quit as CEO in November and left the board of directors in May – said Twitter staff „are strong and resilient.
