The CEO who never was: how Linda Yaccarino was set up to fail at Elon Musk’s X Ex-NBC executive was tasked with building an ‘everything app’, but billionaire owner was biggest obstacle in her path The Guardian - US · Jul 10, 2025
'Stuck In Limbo': Over 90% Of X's Community Notes Unpublished, Study Says More than 90 percent of X's Community Notes -- a crowd-sourced verification system popularized by Elon Musk's platform -- are never published, a study said Wednesday, highlighting major limits in its effectiveness as a debunking tool. International Business Times · Jul 9, 2025
X CEO Linda Yaccarino calls it quits less than 24 hours after the platform's AI-powered chatbot Grok anoints itself 'MechaHitler' and starts posting antisemitic messages and graphic descriptions of sexual assault Yaccarino said her tenure has been "nothing short of remarkable," and she's not wrong. PC Gamer · Jul 9, 2025
Linda Yaccarino is just the latest of at least 15 senior leaders who have departed Elon Musk’s business empire in the past year Omead Afshar, Milan Kovac, and Dave Heinzinger have all recently stepped away from Musk-owned companies. Fortune · Jul 9, 2025
X CEO Yaccarino Splits With Elon Musk After Two Years, Says 'Best Is Yet To Come' For Social Platform Linda Yaccarino is moving on from social media platform X, two years after joining the company, which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Benzinga · Jul 9, 2025
X Chief Yaccarino Steps Down After Two Years Linda Yaccarino resigned Wednesday as CEO of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, after two years at the helm of the Elon Musk-owned company. International Business Times · Jul 9, 2025
Linda Yaccarino becomes ex-X CEO one day after Grok spouts antisemitic rant In 2023, just months after Yaccarino first joined X, she was facing an advertiser exodus over the platform's lax standards toward anti-Semitism. Fortune · Jul 9, 2025
X CEO Linda Yaccarino steps down after two years running Elon Musk's social media platform In a post on the platform, Yaccarino said she was "immensely grateful" to Elon Musk for hiring her. Euronews · Jul 9, 2025
X on the hunt for a new CEO after Linda Yaccarino steps down two years after taking top job at Musk’s platform Linda Yaccarino took the position of CEO when Musk acquired Twitter two years ago The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
Twitter/X CEO Linda Yaccarino quits after Grok AI praises Hitler THE CEO of Twitter/X, Linda Yaccarino, has announced she is stepping down from her position. The National (Scotland) · Jul 9, 2025
Linda Yaccarino stepping down as CEO of Elon Musk’s X Yaccarino announces she is leaving company after two years as chief executive officer The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2025
Elon Musk to Transform X Into a Super‑App: Soon You'll Be Able to Pay and Invest Right in Tweets Elon Musk plans to transform X into a super app like WeChat, integrating payments, investments, and more. International Business Times UK · Jun 20, 2025
Elon Musk’s X takes one step closer to his final goal It has been described as a ‘milestone for the Everything App’ The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025
Elon Musk told staff X is ‘barely breaking even’, reports say At least one bank is preparing to sell billions of the company’s debt next week The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025 Elon Musk’s X announces deal with Visa to launch in-app financial services The social media platform says it will soon allow users to add money to an X Wallet and make instant peer-to-peer payments.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025 Meta scrapped factcheckers ‘because systems were too complex’ Comments by co-chair of oversight board Helle Thorning-Schmidt come as X CEO welcomes rival’s move
AAP · Jan 8, 2025 X Corp welcomes Meta's thumbs-down for fact-checking Rival social network X has applauded Meta's decision to follow its lead on ditching fact-checking, with its CEO calling the move an endorsement.
Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025 X boss Linda Yaccarino praises Meta’s decision to scrap fact checkers The social media executive said it was ‘validating’ to see Mark Zuckerberg and Meta follow X in introducing user-based checks on content.
PC Gamer · Jan 7, 2025 Facebook and Instagram are ditching fact-checkers in favor of a Community Notes system inspired by X: 'Fact-checkers have just been too politically biased,' Zuckerberg says Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg said the election of Donald Trump represents a "cultural tipping point" and so it's time to make some changes.
TechRadar · Dec 23, 2024 X CEO Linda Yaccarino is keynoting at CES 2025, but don't expect any answers We have some questions
Top News · Dec 10, 2024 House Speaker Johnson Expresses Concerns Over Children's Online Safety Bill House Speaker Mike Johnson raises concerns about the Kids Online Safety Act, backed by Elon Musk, over potential censorship and free speech implications. E...
Top News · Dec 9, 2024 Trump Allies Push For Kids Online Safety Act Legislation Pressure mounts on House leaders to pass Kids Online Safety Act, supported by Trump allies. Advocates urge swift action for legislation reforming social me...
The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2024 Saudi dissident pursues X legal case amid fears of transnational repression Omar Abdulaziz, critic of crown prince now living in Canada, targeted by Saudi agents in 2014 security breach
Reason · Oct 22, 2024 Fifth Circuit Stays Broad Discovery Regarding Media Matters Donors in X v. Media Matters The court concludes that X's requested discovery is broader than necessary, though it leaves open the door to some considerably narrower discovery.
International Business Times UK · Sep 16, 2024 'And Yet... You're Still Here!': X CEO Slams AP Article Telling Readers How To Leave Elon Musk's X, While Promoting It On X X CEO Linda Yaccarino blasts AP for a misleading article advising users to leave the platform, accusing the news agency of using it for traffic and engagement.