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X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced Wednesday that she's leaving the company after two yearsLinda Yaccarino, CEO of Elon Musk's social media platform X, said Wednesday she is leaving the company after two years.
Yaccarino announced the decision in a post on X, writing, "When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I’m immensely grateful to him for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App."
"Thank you for your contributions," Musk wrote in response on X.
Yaccarino did not provide a reason for her departure. It comes a day after Grok, the chatbot developed by Musk-owned xAI and integrated with the X platform, reportedly made antisemitic remarks.
Musk brought on Yaccarino to lead X in June 2023, back when the popular social media platform was still known as Twitter. She stepped into a tumultuous stretch for the platform, following massive layoffs and faced with an exodus of advertisers amid concerns about hate speech in posts. Before her time at X, Yaccarino was head of advertising at Comcast (CMCSA)'s NBCUniversal.
UPDATE—This article has been updated with Musk's response.
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