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Twitter co-founder Ev Williams is stepping down from the company's board after 12 years. 

Why it matters: Williams helped start the company in 2006 and was Twitter's CEO from 2008 to 2010. He's currently running Medium, an online publishing service, while also investing in startups. 

Twitter co-founder Ev Williams steps down from board

Williams has served on Twitter's board since its inception 12 years ago.

Photo of Twitter co-founder Ev Williams speaking on conference stage.

Ev Williams speaking at Web Summit 2018 Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile via Getty Images

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Twitter co-founder Ev Williams is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="stepping down" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312519048369/d689678d8k.htm" data-vars-content-id="7fb7beaf-5a40-4957-b8a8-0c6c51e26093" data-vars-headline="Twitter co-founder Ev Williams steps down from board" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312519048369/d689678d8k.htm" target="_blank">stepping down</a> from the company&#x27;s board after 12 years. Why it matters: Williams helped start the company in 2006 and was Twitter&#x27;s CEO from 2008 to 2010. He&#x27;s currently running Medium, an online publishing service, while also investing in startups.

From the Valley to D.C., Big Tech players like Facebook, Google and Amazon are under more scrutiny than ever as new technology develops and privacy and antitrust concerns grow in lockstep with companies’ ambitions.

Twitter co-founder Ev Williams steps down from board

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