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CEO of Musk’s X Steps Down After Grok Controversy

Marco Sorenson by Marco Sorenson
July 9, 2025
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CEO of Musk’s X Steps Down After Grok Controversy

Linda Yaccarino announced her resignation as CEO of Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Wednesday after the company became part of xAI through Musk’s acquisition just months prior.

The platform faces growing internal conflicts while facing increasing public scrutiny about its content moderation practices. The recent posting of Adolf Hitler-related content by Grok the in-house AI chatbot on X sparked widespread criticism and intensified worries about content management.

Yaccarino failed to provide any explanation for her decision to leave the company. Through X Musk expressed gratitude for Yaccarino’s work but experts believe there exists fundamental disagreement between them. According to Gil Luria of D.A. Davidson the situation indicates Yaccarino and Musk have different leadership approaches.

Yaccarino joined X to establish trust with advertisers while focusing on protecting user safety especially for children. The platform faces ongoing challenges with content management because Musk supports relaxed content standards.

The executive departures within Musk’s business organization continue to grow after her departure. The public continues to witness ongoing disputes between Musk and former President Donald Trump while Tesla lost multiple senior executives.

The acquisition of X by xAI occurred in March when the company paid $33 billion. The combination of the Grok incident with increasing content standards pressure made Yaccarino decide to exit the company.

Tags: Elon MuskLinda YaccarinoX
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