Ex-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 comment.
Elon Musk, the owner of X and parent company xAI, thanked Yaccarino Wednesday following her announcement.
TechCrunch was first to report on the missing blue checkmark.
Perplexity launches AI-powered web browser for select group of subscribersRetailers log $7.9 billion in online sales in first 24 hours of Prime DayLinda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk’s XElon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot denies that it praised Hitler and made antisemitic commentsYaccarino has continued to be active on the app, celebrating the return of McDonald’s Snack Wrap and sharing a thinking face emoji in response to a post about a Justice Department review of Jeffrey Epstein records.
Yaccarino’s departure came a day after Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok went on a posting spree of antisemitic comments and praise for Adolf Hitler. s have since been removed, and xAI officially rolled out a Grok 4 update.
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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