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Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk’s X
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – Linda Yaccarino resigned amid challenges including advertiser loss and backlash over antisemitic AI chatbot posts, despite efforts to restore revenue and introduce new features, analysts said.
- Linda Yaccarino announced on July 9, 2025, that she is stepping down as CEO of Elon Musk's social media platform X.
- Yaccarino's departure follows two challenging years marked by Musk's acquisition of Twitter, rebranding it as X, and ongoing controversies including ads and content issues.
- Her tenure involved efforts to restore advertiser confidence and launch features like Community Notes and X Money, while managing frequent crises and Musk’s active leadership.
- Elon Musk responded to her resignation with a five-word message, “Thank you for your contributions,” while analysts noted she was the CEO in title only.
- Yaccarino’s exit leaves X’s future leadership and the platform’s ability to recover advertiser trust uncertain amid ongoing legal disputes and AI chatbot controversies.
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Linda Yaccarino, the ex of X
X CEO Linda Yaccarino has become an ex-X CEO. She is stepping down after two years at the helm of Elon Musk's social media site, formerly known as Twitter, which he purchased in October 2022. Musk hired Yaccarino in June 2023 to run Twitter and rebranded it as X the following month. In her departure announcement, Yaccarino thanked Musk for the opportunity and touted her accomplishments. "X is truly a digital town square for all voices and the wo…
Linda Yaccarino announced her resignation as executive director of X, the social network formerly called Twitter that today is owned by Elon Musk.The resignation took place a few months after, earlier this year, the technology tycoon merged the platform with xAI, her signature dedicated to artificial intelligence (IA) that created the Grok chatbot.According to information gathered by the Wall Street Journal, Yaccarino's future became uncertain a…
Musk-owned X’s CEO Yaccarino to step down in surprise move - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Linda Yaccarino, one of Elon Musk’s top deputies as CEO of his X social media site, is exiting the company in a surprise move just months after the platform was acquired by the billionaire’s AI startup, xAI. Yaccarino, 61, made the announcement in a post on X suggesting it was her decision, though Musk has a history of dismissing deputies suddenly. “I’ve decided to step down as CEO of X,” Yaccarino wrote.
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