India-born Parag Agrawal, who until Sunday was the chief technology officer at Twitter, has succeeded co-founder Jack Dorsey as the chief executive officer of the social media giant. But what led to the exit of Dorsey? And what are the challenges facing Agrawal in his new role?
In September last year, some Twitter users had pointed out that the platform’s photo previews favoured white faces to black. They posted photos with a black person’s face and a white person’s face adjacent to each other. Twitter’s photo preview showed the white faces more often.
In September last year, some Twitter users had pointed out that the platform’s photo previews favoured white faces to black. They posted photos with a black person’s face and a white person’s face adjacent to each other. Twitter’s photo preview showed the white faces more often.
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