Musk’s X CEO steps down

Linda Yaccarino’s exit has fueled speculation about internal conflicts, content issues, and advertiser pressures

The CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino, has announced that she is stepping down, bringing an end to her brief and often turbulent tenure at the company owned by US-based tech mogul Elon Musk.

Yaccarino was appointed in mid-2023, less than a year after Musk’s takeover of the platform formerly known as Twitter, succeeding him as chief executive. At the time, Musk said Yaccarino would focus on business operations while he led product design and technology development.

In a post on X on Wednesday, Yaccarino offered no specific reason for stepping down. She thanked Musk for the opportunity, calling her time at the company “two incredible years,” but did not outline future plans.

She said that under her leadership, X had prioritized user safety, particularly for minors, and had worked to restore advertiser confidence. She also pointed to the launch of Community Notes, the platform’s crowdsourced fact-checking feature, and X Money, its payments and fintech branch. “The best is yet to come,” Yaccarino claimed, as the company enters a new phase with xAI, its artificial intelligence subsidiary.

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