A new complaint lays out a claim that has been whispered about for years.
The complaint was made by the former security chief of the company. Jack Dorsey was described as "disengaged" and "Rudderless" by the complaint.
Zatko's allegations have made a mockery of the public perception of the company, and given Musk new fodder in his battle with the public over whether or not to buy the company.
The critics claim that there was a beginning to the problems at the social networking site. He was pushed out as CEO in 2008 because of his excessive spending on yoga and fashion design.
His reputation as a visionary has been damaged by reports that he was an indecisive leader who delegated major decisions to others. He liked taking credit for things and was known for disliking criticism in the early days of the social network.
Dick Costolo replaced a large portion of management, took the company public, and failed to turn a profit when he was replaced by Jack Dorsey seven years ago.
Square was launched by Dorsey before he returned to the micro-blogging site. He was still the CEO of Square when he returned to the top job at the micro-messaging service.
His dual-CEO status was criticized. How can a leader run two companies at the same time?
The hedge fund bought a large amount of the social media site. The firm wanted to change the company, including removing Dorsey, adding new board directors, and setting a faster pace of innovation.
Zatko, the security chief who filed the 84-page whistle blower complaint, was recruited by Dorsey after the mass hack.
In its response to Zatko's complaint, the company said that the CEO was fired because of poor performance.
He has yet to respond publicly to the claims made by the whistle blower.
Zatko's complaint is "riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies" and paints a "false narrative" about the company, according to a statement from a source. They said that security and privacy have always been a priority for the company.
A company veteran with little leadership experience was appointed to take over as CEO after Dorsey left for the second time. Social media's move toward decentralization was something he and Dorsey disagreed on. Wall Street was not happy with the fact that an outsider was taking the reins instead of an inside person.
Wall Street was dismayed by the fact that the social media company has struggled to grow its user base. The Securities and Exchange Commission has started looking into the matter after it was admitted that it messed up how it counts monthly active users.
Zatko accuses the CEO of showing "absent behavior" and a "drastic loss of focus" in his last year at the helm.
When he did show up to meetings, he sometimes didn't say a word. He would sometimes disappear and wouldn't respond to his teams for days or weeks.
The ship was rudderless even though top brass worried about his health and tried to cover it up.
According to the complaint, Agrawal ordered Zatko to draft misleading documents for the board of directors that watered down the security flaws of the company. According to the complaint, an executive admitted to the board that the company had "intentionally and knowing deprioritized" platform health to grow monetized users.
Zatko, a well-respected figure in Silicon Valley, has gone on the record about some of the complaints that have been leveled at the leadership of the company.
Zatko's complaint could affect the company's legal battle with Musk.
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