Category: Linda Yaccarino

Twitter CEO Backs Widely Criticized Tweet-Reading Rate Limits

Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino on Tuesday wrote in a tweet a defense of the temporary cap announced on July 1 on the number of tweets users can read in a day, and the company said advertizing has been stable in the days since the step that drew heavy criticism from users and marketing professionals. Ms….


New Twitter CEO Says Platform Will Be ‘World’s Most Accurate Real-Time Information Source’

Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino vowed on June 12 that the platform will become the “world’s most accurate real-time information source” and a “global town square for communication” as part of its expansion toward “Twitter 2.0.” Yaccarino, the former head of advertising at NBCUniversal, was named by Elon Musk as the new CEO of Twitter…


Twitter’s New CEO Linda Yaccarino Logs First Day in Role

Twitter’s new Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino has begun her role at the social media company, she said in a tweet late on Monday, about a month after Elon Musk named her as the new CEO. “It happened—first day in the books!” she posted on Twitter, without providing further details. Yaccarino, the former advertising chief…


Ella Irwin, Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter, Resigns

Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, has resigned from the social media company nearly a year after she joined in June 2022. Irwin confirmed her departure to Reuters but did not provide a reason for the move. The former Amazon director joined Twitter last summer just a few months before Musk acquired the platform for $43 billion; taking…


The Woke Cartel and Twitter’s New CEO

Commentary On May 12, 2023, Elon Musk announced that Linda Yaccarino, the now former chairman of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal, would become the new CEO of Twitter. Musk’s appointment of Yaccarino followed an advertiser exodus that caused Twitter’s ad revenue to plummet by more than 60 percent from October 2022 through Jan. 25, 2022, from…


New Twitter CEO Posts First Tweet After Appointment

Linda Yaccarino, Twitter’s new CEO, has posted her first tweet following her appointment, saying she is “committed” to the company’s future even as many on the platform remain concerned that Yaccarino will seek to limit free speech. “Thank you @elonmusk! I’ve long been inspired by your vision to create a brighter future. I’m excited to…


Who is Linda Yaccarino, Twitter’s New CEO?

Linda Yaccarino, Twitter’s new CEO in about six weeks, has had decades of experience with the advertising industry and has a position at the World Economic Forum (WEF). Billionaire Elon Musk, who has been running Twitter since he bought it last fall, said he is “excited” to welcome Yaccarino to the post, adding that she “will focus primarily…


Elon Musk Names New CEO of Twitter

Twitter and Tesla owner Elon Musk on Friday named NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as the CEO of Twitter, coming just hours after she announced she would be leaving the corporate media outlet. “I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!” Musk wrote in a post on Friday. The billionaire…