X boss Linda Yaccarino announces her resignation

X Managing Director Linda Yaccarino surprisingly announced her resignation on Wednesday afternoon Central European Time. In her X post, the 61-year-old did not give any reasons for her decision to leave the company after two years. However, she thanked Elon Musk for the “opportunity of a lifetime”. During her time at X, she was able to stand up for freedom of expression and help transform X into an “everything app,” according to her controversial post.

Msuk hired Yaccarino during difficult economic times. The former manager of the media group NBC Universal took on the operational business and, in particular, the slump in advertising revenue that the former Twitter was struggling with after Musk's purchase. Musk, who had already attracted attention for his controversial posts at the time, continued to be present on the network and was responsible for product design and new technologies. He had not yet commented on Yaccarino's departure by late afternoon. It also remains to be seen who will succeed him.

Resignation in turbulent times

Yaccarino speaks of a “historic turnaround” that X has made in her time. She has succeeded in restoring the trust of advertising customers. The best is yet to come, however, as X is opening a new chapter with its AI spin-off xAI.

The surprising resignation is part of a series of developments that have been largely driven by Yaccarino's active boss, Elon Musk. Following his high-profile break with his former political friend, US President Donald Trump, he announced the founding of his party. Currently, X's own AI Grok is making headlines after it spread anti-Semitism following a review, and its X account had to be deactivated as a result. Among other things, Grok praised the Holocaust and glorified Adolf Hitler. Whether and to what extent these events are connected to the departure of the managing director is currently unclear.

(mki)