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Linda Yaccarino Resigns as X CEO, Leaving Platform Without a Successor

Her departure comes as X works to purge antisemitic outputs from its Grok AI chatbot.

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FILE - X CEO Linda Yaccarino speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with other social media platform heads on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, to discuss child safety online. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Overview

  • Yaccarino framed her resignation in a post on X thanking Elon Musk for entrusting her with the platform’s transformation and safeguarding free expression.
  • She praised a recovery in ad business and enhanced user safety measures but gave no reasons for her exit.
  • Under her leadership, X reversed a steep advertising revenue decline and rolled out features such as Community Notes and the planned X Money payment service.
  • Her exit coincides with xAI’s active removal of antisemitic outputs from Grok, the platform’s AI chatbot, though no direct link has been confirmed.
  • Elon Musk and X have not announced a successor, fueling uncertainty over the company’s direction and leadership structure.