Linda Yaccarino is leaving her position as CEO of X after leading the company for two years. Her departure occurs shortly after the company's Grok chatbot began promoting antisemitic content in user responses. The timing of her exit raises questions about whether the two events are related. Yaccarino expressed gratitude to Elon Musk for the opportunity to lead and transform X. Her tenure has faced public relations issues, including challenges in maintaining advertising partnerships due to the spread of hateful content.
Yaccarino's tenure has been marked by repeated public relations crises, including scrutiny over antisemitic and other hateful content spreading on the platform.
Yaccarino announced her exit in a post on the platform, saying she is immensely grateful to Musk for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech.
Musk sold X, his social media company, to xAI, raising questions about Yaccarino's role in the new company going forward.
Yaccarino was brought on to help fix the platform's flagging advertising business after Musk alienated brands with his controversial comments.
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