Linda Yaccarino announced her departure as CEO of X via social media, emphasizing gratitude for the opportunity to execute the company's mission. She expressed pride in the team's accomplishments, including prioritizing user safety and restoring advertiser confidence. Yaccarino noted the development of innovative features like Community Notes and X Money as pivotal milestones. Despite not detailing her reasons for leaving, sources indicated that her departure had been planned for weeks. During her time at X, the company has faced various controversies, particularly involving Elon Musk's political engagement.
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.
We started with the critical early work necessary to prioritize the safety of our users-especially children, and to restore advertiser confidence. This team has worked relentlessly from groundbreaking innovations like Community Notes, and, soon, X Money to bringing the most iconic voices and content to the platform.
X is truly a digital town square for all voices and the world's most powerful culture signal. We couldn't have achieved that without the support of our users, business partners, and the most innovative team in the world.
While Yaccarino didn't say her reasons for leaving, sources familiar with the matter told NBC that the move had been in the works for weeks.
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