X on the hunt for a new CEO after Linda Yaccarino steps down two years after taking top job at Musk’s platform

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Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of X, announced on Wednesday that she will be stepping down as CEO of the platform after two years.

Yaccarino , 61, took the top position at the company after Elon Musk acquired Twitter and promised to transform it into a “public square” type of platform, free from censorship.

In a post on X, Yaccarino said that she was “immensely grateful” to Musk for “entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App.

Yaccarino said she would be moving to Musk’s other company, xAI.

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