Linda Yaccarino loses verified X checkmark after stepping down as CEO
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Elon Musk, who owns social media site X, thanked Yaccarino following the announcement of her departure.
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Ex-X CEO Linda Yaccarino has lost the blue checkmark next to her account name
Yaccarino did not give a reason for leaving her position on Wednesday
X owner Elon Musk thanked Yaccarino ing her announcement
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Nathan Howard | ReutersEx-X CEO Linda Yaccarino is still @lindayaX on the social media site, but she's lost the blue checkmark next to her account name
The X Help Center notes that the site "may remove the checkmark of an account at any time without notice. "Yaccarino announced she was leaving the position on Wednesday
The blue checkmark that is bestowed upon verified, X Premium accounts is now gone
Yaccarino did not give a reason for her departure
X didn't immediately respond to a request for
Elon Musk, the owner of X and parent company xAI, thanked Yaccarino Wednesday ing her announcement
Crunch was first to report on the missing blue checkmark
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Yaccarino's departure came a day after Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok went on a posting spree of antisemitic s and praise for Adolf Hitler
The posts have since been removed, and xAI officially rolled out a Grok 4
Musk announced Yaccarino as CEO of X in May 2023, months after acquiring what was then known as Twitter for $44 billion
Yaccarino previously worked at NBCUniversal, the parent company of CNBC
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