Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X, apparently efficient instantly. She posted the information, naturally, on X, saying "I’m immensely grateful to [Elon Musk] for entrusting me with the duty of defending free speech, turning the corporate round, and reworking X into the Every little thing App." She went on to say that "the historic enterprise flip round we’ve got achieved collectively has been nothing in need of outstanding."
Among the many many adjustments which have come to X since Yaccarino took over are decreased moderation, a higher reliance on "group notes" that aren't correctly doing what they're meant to do and, most lately, an AI bot that excels in trolling and has gotten more and more antisemitic after its most up-to-date replace.
She's additionally been actually mad a few report from a watchdog group that triggered a serious advertiser pullback on the platform a couple of years in the past, claiming by some means that firms deciding to not run advertisements on a poisonous platform amounted to a "free speech" situation. Later within the saga, X sued advertisers and corporations together with Mars, Unilever and CVS Well being for an "unlawful boycott," one other instance of her staunch dedication to free speech.
AI is an enormous a part of X's quest to turn out to be regardless of the hell an "something app" is, however one other massive a part of it’s X Cash, which is supposedly launching in partnership with Visa later this 12 months.
After two unbelievable years, I’ve determined to step down as CEO of 𝕏.
When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his imaginative and prescient for X, I knew it could be the chance of a lifetime to hold out the extraordinary mission of this firm. I’m immensely grateful to him for entrusting me…— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) July 9, 2025
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