In an email to employees with the subject line "a more focused Twitter," Dorsey said the layoffs will be difficult, but they will "put our company on a stronger path to grow."
"This isn't easy. But it is right," Dorsey said. "The world needs a strong Twitter, and this is another step to get there."
Though Twitter's (TWTR, Tech30) engineering group will receive the brunt of the cuts, Dorsey argued that cutting positions will make the team "nimbler" -- while still remaining Twitter's largest group of employees.