Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X, apparently effective immediately.She posted the news, naturally, on X, saying "I’m immensely grateful to [Elon Musk] for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App." She went on to say that "the historic business turn around we have accomplished together has been nothing short of remarkable."Among the many changes that have come to X since Yaccarino took over are decreased moderation, a greater reliance on "community notes" that aren't properly doing what they're intended to do and, most recently, an AI bot that excels in trolling and has gotten increasingly antisemitic after its most recent update.She's also been really mad about a report from a watchdog group that caused a major advertiser pullback on the platform a few years ago, claiming somehow that companies deciding not to run ads on a toxic platform amounted to a "free speech" issue.After two incredible years, I’ve decided to step down as CEO of
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