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X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after 2 years at the helm of Elon Musk's social media platform

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she's stepping down after two years running Elon Musk's social media platform.

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Philadelphia Inquirer
X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media platform (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description
Musk hired Yaccarino, a veteran ad executive, in May 2023 buying Twitter for $44 billion in late 2022.
ABC 7 Los Angeles
X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after 2 years at the helm of Elon Musk's social media platform (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Published Jul 8, 2025
ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description
X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she's stepping down after two years running Elon Musk's social media platform.
WHDH Boston
X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media platform - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Jul 8, 2025
WHDH Boston's feed description
X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she’s stepping down after two bumpy years running Elon Musk’s social media platform.Yaccarino posted a positive message Wednesday about her
NBC News
Linda Yaccarino to step down as CEO of X (opens NBC News)
Published Jul 8, 2025
NBC News's feed description
Linda Yaccarino said Wednesday that she will step down as CEO of X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk
NPR
Linda Yaccarino steps down after a turbulent two years leading X (opens NPR)
Published Jul 8, 2025
NPR's feed description
Yaccarino, a traditional business executive, was in many ways a strong foil to the mercurial and controversy-courting Musk. She did not cite a reason for her departure.
Fox10 Phoenix
X CEO, Linda Yaccarino, steps down from social media platform (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Fox10 Phoenix's feed description
Linda Yaccarino was with the company for two years.
ABC 12 Flint
Linda Yaccarino is out as CEO of Elon Musk’s X (opens ABC 12 Flint)
Published Jul 8, 2025
ABC 12 Flint's feed description
Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X after two years leading Elon Musk’s social media company.
Variety
Linda Yaccarino Resigns as CEO of X (opens Variety)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Variety's feed description
After two years, advertising veteran Linda Yaccarino said she is leaving Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter.
Fortune
What analysts are saying about Linda Yaccarino's X tenure: 'It was clear from the start that she was being set up to fail' (opens Fortune)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Fortune's feed description
“Being the CEO of X was always going to be a tough job," said Emarketer analyst Jasmine Enberg.
The Hollywood Reporter
Linda Yaccarino Exits as CEO of X (opens The Hollywood Reporter)
Published Jul 8, 2025
The Hollywood Reporter's feed description
Linda Yaccarino out as CEO of X, Elon Musk owned platform formerly known as Twitter.
Anchorage Daily News
X CEO resigns after 2 years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media platform (opens Anchorage Daily News)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Anchorage Daily News's feed description
Musk hired Linda Yaccarino, a veteran ad executive, in May 2023 after buying Twitter for $44 billion in late 2022.
Digital Journal
X chief Yaccarino steps down after two years (opens Digital Journal)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Digital Journal's feed description
Linda Yaccarino resigned as CEO of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, after two years at the helm of the Musk-owned company.
Truthout
X CEO Linda Yaccarino Steps Down After Platform’s AI Chatbot Spews Nazi Hate (opens Truthout)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Truthout's feed description
The antisemitic display from Grok came after Elon Musk said he would make the bot more “politically incorrect.”…
Newsweek
Linda Yaccarino quits Musk's X after Grok antisemitism debacle (opens Newsweek)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
Yaccarino made the surprise announcement on X.
New Hampshire Union Leader
Yaccarino resigns from X as Musk’s AI chatbot sparks antisemitism backlash (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)
Published Jul 8, 2025
New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of Elon Musk’s X, announced Wednesday that she is stepping down from the social media platform after two years in the position. Her departure comes amid renewed
Al Jazeera
CEO Linda Yaccarino announced resignation from Musk’s X (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Al Jazeera's feed description
In a surprise move, Yaccarino says she is stepping from the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Forbes
Linda Yaccarino Steps Down As X CEO (opens Forbes)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Forbes's feed description
Yaccarino, 61, joined the social media platform in 2023 months after Musk’s takeover.
Variety
X CEO Linda Yaccarino Was No Match for Elon Musk (opens Variety)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Variety's feed description
As Linda Yaccarino leaves the site once called Twitter, the site's decline into hate speech only accelerates
Fortune
Linda Yaccarino becomes ex-X CEO one day after Grok spouts antisemitic rant (opens Fortune)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Fortune's feed description
In 2023, just months after Yaccarino first joined X, she was facing an advertiser exodus over the platform's lax standards with antisemitism.
Insider
The career rise of Linda Yaccarino, from NBCU intern to leading Elon Musk's X before stepping down (opens Insider)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Insider's feed description
From her early days as an intern at NBCU to getting hired by Elon Musk to be CEO of X, follow Linda Yaccarino's career rise.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Musk-owned X’s CEO Yaccarino to step down in surprise move | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
Elon Musk-owned X’s CEO Linda Yaccarino said today she would step down from the role in a surprise move, just months after the social media platform was acquired by the billionaire’s AI startup, xAI.
The New Republic
X CEO Steps Down After Two Years of Massive Failure (opens The New Republic)
Published Jul 8, 2025
The New Republic's feed description
Linda Yaccarino is resigning from X at quite an interesting time.
New York Post
X CEO Linda Yaccarino quits just two years after Elon Musk hired ad exec (opens New York Post)
Published Jul 8, 2025
New York Post's feed description
X CEO Linda Yaccarino said Wednesday that she is stepping down from her post after two years spearheading a complicated overhaul at Elon Musk’s social media site.
FOX Business
Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Musk's social media platform X (opens FOX Business)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Engadget
X CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down after two years (opens Engadget)
Published Jul 8, 2025
Engadget's feed description
One of Elon Musk's biggest cheerleaders and the head of X is moving on.

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