UPDATE: Elon Musk has officially confirmed Linda Yaccarino as his CEO pick.
I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!@LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology.
Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app. https://t.co/TiSJtTWuky
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2023
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Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks!
My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO, overseeing product, software & sysops.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2023
The appointment of a new CEO could also signal a shift in Twitter’s approach to how it handles advertising opportunities and content management. Additionally, the social media company has faced pressure from users and influential figures to improve its policies and address issues such as harassment and misinformation.
It remains to be seen what changes the new CEO will bring to the company, and whether she will be able to address the platform’s ongoing challenges. However, Musk’s announcement has sparked speculation about who the new CEO could be, since Yaccarino hasn’t been confirmed, and what her priorities will be.
That said, the appointment of a new CEO, whoever she is, could mark a new chapter for Twitter. It will be interesting to see how she navigates the platform’s complex landscape in the coming months and years.
