Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey testifies during a House Committee on Energy and ... [+] Commerce hearing about Twitter's transparency and accountability, on Capitol Hill, September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
With the U.S. economy increasing ill from the coronavirus, Twitter users are using the platform to ask for handouts. Thereve been far fewer public offers of helpuntil this afternoon.
Now Jack Dorsey, Twitters billionaire CEO and cofounder, is raising his hand to help out, sending out a tweet that quickly racked up 15,000 replies and 6,800 likes.
Attentive Forbes.com readers have heard about the flip side of this situation. I wrote a story about the people being driven onto Twitter to plea for financial help earlier this week. Were in a precarious situation. Opportunities arent available anymore, Mackenzie Claude, an out-of-work Las Vegas performer, told me. Everything is being put on pause.
People like Claude are posting their Venmo, Paypal and CashApp accounts. Dorsey, unsurprisingly, is offering to provide assistance via CashApp. CashApp is a payments app owned by Squarethe other company that Dorsey runs.
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People Are Begging For Cash On TwitterAnd Jack Dorsey Says Hell Donate To Them - Forbes
