Following the resignation of Linda Yaccarino at X, VP, Research Director Mike Proulx comments that this exit should not come as a surprise. Proulx’s comments are also included in:

  • AP News: X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media platform
  • BBC News Online: Linda Yaccarino departs as boss of Musk’s X
  • Fortune: Linda Yaccarino brought some advertisers back to X—but the real power was always with owner Elon Musk
  • Fortune: What analysts are saying about Linda Yaccarino’s X tenure: ‘It was clear from the start that she was being set up to fail’
  • Los Angeles Times: Linda Yaccarino to step down as CEO of Elon Musk’s social media site X
  • The Guardian: The CEO who never was: how Linda Yaccarino was set up to fail at Elon Musk’s X
  • Times of India: ‘The fight continues’: Former X CEO drops cryptic message on ‘free speech’ hours after resigning
  • Sydney Morning Herald: Linda Yaccarino, CEO of Elon Musk’s X, resigns after two years at the helm
  • La Revue du Digital: X’s CEO is leaving, bad news for Elon Musk’s social network advertising
  • Enterprises & Decideurs: Linda Yaccarino, X’s Shadow CEO, Leaves the Stage
  • Stuff.co.nz: X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media platform

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