‘Immensely grateful’: CEO of X steps down from Elon Musk’s social media platform

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Linda Yaccarino (X)
Linda Yaccarino

After “two incredible years” at the helm of Elon Musk’s popular X social media platform, CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down.

In a post on X Wednesday, she said: “When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I’m immensely grateful to him for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App.

“I’m incredibly proud of the X team – the historic business turn around we have accomplished together has been nothing short of remarkable.

“We started with the critical early work necessary to prioritize the safety of our users—especially children, and to restore advertiser confidence. This team has worked relentlessly from groundbreaking innovations like Community Notes, and, soon, X Money to bringing the most iconic voices and content to the platform. Now, the best is yet to come as X enters a new chapter with @xai.

“X is truly a digital town square for all voices and the world’s most powerful culture signal. We couldn’t have achieved that without the support of our users, business partners, and the most innovative team in the world. I’ll be cheering you all on as you continue to change the world.”

Despite no reason cited for her departure, Yaccarino’s announcement comes one day after X’s Grok chatbot published a series of anti-Semitic posts, prompting the company to shut down its ability to issue text replies.

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NBC News reported: “It wasn’t the first time Yaccarino had to handle issues around antisemitism on the platform as CEO.

“In 2023, she had to weather the fallout after Musk shared an antisemitic conspiracy theory that Jewish groups were part of a coordinated plot to spread anti-White hate. Musk’s posts caused a wave of advertiser departures from the platform, which Yaccarino was tasked with managing.”

“Yaccarino stood by Musk’s side and defended him even as Musk continued to take actions that were contrary to her statements. In August 2023, Yaccarino met with the Anti-Defamation League’s Jonathan Greenblatt to discuss how to address antisemitic hate on X. Days later, Musk began “liking” content related to the #BanTheADL hashtag led by far-right figures on the platform. It was one of several instances in which Musk appeared to publicly sidestep and undermine Yaccarino’s work.”

In a brief note, Elon Musk told Yaccarino: “Thank you for your contributions.”

X remains the top news app in America since Musk purchased the company.

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