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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 revealed in a Wednesday announcement that she will be resigning as CEO of Elon Musk's social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, after leading the company for two years.
  • Musk hired Yaccarino in May 2023 to restore advertiser confidence and lead business operations following his controversial $44 billion Twitter acquisition in late 2022.
  • During her tenure, Yaccarino confirmed X reached 600 million monthly active users and promoted transforming X into an 'everything app' integrating payments, video, and AI through the chatbot Grok.
  • Yaccarino expressed pride in the "historic business turn around" with the X team, while Musk thanked her and said the next CEO "must like pain a lot."
  • Her departure removes a key link to advertisers amid ongoing platform challenges, including controversies involving Grok's antisemitic content and a cautious advertising market.
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arcamax.com broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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