Twitter founder Jack Dorsey said he's 'partially to blame' for centralizing the Internet and that he regrets it

• Jack Dorsey said "centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet."
• The Twitter founder, who resigned as CEO in November, said he partially blamed himself.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey said on Saturday he partially blames himself for the state of the internet today.

"The days of usenet, irc, the web...even email (w PGP)...were amazing," Dorsey said in a $4, referring to certain online communication systems that date back to the early days of the internet. "Centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet."

"I realize I'm partially to blame, and regret it," Dorsey continued.

—jack⚡️ (@jack) $4

Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter in 2006 and served as its CEO before $4 in November, has previously supported decentralizing the internet.

After Twitter banned former President Donald Trump from the platform for violating its rules, Dorsey $4 he felt the action set "a precedent I feel is dangerous: the power an individual or corporation has over a part of the global public conversation."

While Dorsey was still CEO, Twitter funded $4, a decentralized social media system he said would allow for more conversations. The system, which will take years to develop, is intended to $4.