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Nov. 5 (UPI) \u2014<\/span> Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, apologized to former employees after the company\u2019s new owner, Elon Musk, laid off half of its employees.<\/p>\n \u201cFolks at Twitter past and present are strong and resilient. They will always find a way no matter how difficult the moment. I realize many are angry with me. I own the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation: I grew the company size too quickly. I apologize for that,\u201d Dorsey tweeted.\n<\/p>\n \u201cI am grateful for, and love, everyone who has ever worked on Twitter. I don\u2019t expect that to be mutual in this moment\u2026or ever\u2026and I understand.\u201d<\/p>\n Musk on Friday had eliminated about 3,700 jobs, shortly after taking control of the company and with little notice \u2013 prompting workers to file a class-action lawsuit stating that the cuts came with no advance notice, violating federal and California employment laws.\n<\/p>\n Dorsey\u2019s subsequent apology came months after he said earlier this year that he trusted Musk with the future of Twitter.<\/p>\n \u201cIn principle, I don\u2019t believe anyone should own or run Twitter. It wants to be a public good at a protocol level, not a company. Solving for the problem of it being a company however, Elon is the singular solution I trust. I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness,\u201d Dorsey said in April.\n<\/p>\n \u201cElon\u2019s goal of creating a platform that is \u201cmaximally trusted and broadly inclusive\u201d is the right one. This is also @paraga\u2019s goal, and why I chose him. Thank you both for getting the company out of an impossible situation. This is the right path\u2026I believe it with all my heart.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Dorsey\u2019s previous tweet referenced Parag Agrawal, Twitter\u2019s CEO who was immediately fired by Musk when he took control of the company on Oct. 27.<\/p>\n