Linda Yaccarino has stepped down as the CEO of X/Twitter after running the site for two years following Elon Musk’s purchase of the platform.
Elon Musk bought Twitter back in October 2022, and soon after, appointed Linda as CEO of the microblogging platform.
Yaccarino has run the site ever since, and has been a major part of the rebrand from Twitter to X, as well as various other feature launches.
On Wednesday, July 9, Linda revealed she has left her role as CEO in a post on the platform.
Linda Yaccarino steps down from X CEO role
“After two incredible years, I’ve decided to step down as CEO of X,” she said. “When Elon Musk 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. I’m incredibly proud of the X team – the historic business turn around we have accomplished together has been nothing short of remarkable.”
The former CEO went on to explain that they focused on user safety shortly after she joined, and has since been a part of features like Community Notes and the soon-to-release X Money.
She added: “I’ll be cheering you all on as you continue to change the world.”
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