Overview

• Yaccarino announced her resignation in a post on X, expressing gratitude to Elon Musk for entrusting her with protecting free speech and transforming the platform into an “Everything App.”
• Elon Musk publicly thanked Yaccarino for her contributions, affirming her role in stabilizing the business post-takeover.
• Recruited from NBCUniversal in mid-2023, Yaccarino spent two years rebuilding fractured advertiser relationships after Musk loosened content moderation.
• xAI’s $33 billion acquisition of X in March intensified AI integration on the platform, with its Grok chatbot drawing scrutiny after antisemitic posts.
• Her exit comes as X reassesses its advertising-driven revenue model while doubling down on AI development, setting the stage for a new leadership era.