Linda Yaccarino’s resignation from X as chief executive marked the end of a high-pressure — and at times emotional — two-year stint that insiders described as riddled with stress, conflict and power struggles,

Musk tapped Yaccarino to replace him as CEO in 2023, shortly after purchasing the platform, then called Twitter, for $44 billion in October 2022. He said Yaccarino would focus primarily on Twitter's business while he focused on product design and new technology.

After two years, advertising veteran Linda Yaccarino said she is leaving Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter.