Her exit comes at a difficult time for Musk, who is dealing with falling sales at his EV maker Tesla and is embroiled in a war of words with United States President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
Yaccarino did not give a specific reason for her decision. X and Yaccarino did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
\nShe took the top job in 2023 to help Musk transform the company after he bought it in a $44 billion deal.<\/p>\n
Prior to becoming the CEO of X, Yaccarino spent several years modernising the ad business of Comcast’s NBCUniversal.
\nThe social media platform is dealing with a heavy debt load, and Yaccarino has had to often deal with controversies stirred up by Musk, including his endorsement of antisemitic conspiracy theories in late 2023.<\/p>\n
The company later sued numerous advertisers and an advertising group, alleging they colluded to deny X ad dollars. In March, Musk’s AI startup xAI acquired the social media platform in a $33 billion all-stock deal.<\/p>\n
Its chatbot, Grok removed what it called “inappropriate” social media posts on Tuesday after complaints from X users and the Anti-Defamation League that Grok produced content with antisemitic tropes.<\/p>\n
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