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| Linda Yaccarino replaces Elon Musk as Twitter boss | |
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| Linda Yaccarino, the new boss of troubled social media firm Twitter has started the role earlier than expected, officially replacing Elon Musk. | |
| Ms Yaccarino, previously head of advertising at media giant NBCUniversal, immediately updated her LinkedIn profile with the new role. | |
| Mr Musk has said he plans to remain involved with the firm. | |
| She takes the helm on the same day Twitter snapped up another senior NBCUniversal executive Joe Benarroch. | |
| Mr Benarroch also starts on Monday, focussing on business operations. | |
| "I am looking forward to bringing my experience to Twitter, and to working with the entire team to build Twitter 2.0 together," he said on Twitter. | |
| On Twitter, Ms Yaccarino said: "Welcome to the flock @benarroch_joe! From one bird to the next." | On Twitter, Ms Yaccarino said: "Welcome to the flock @benarroch_joe! From one bird to the next." |
| Who is Linda Yaccarino, Twitter's 'superwoman'? | Who is Linda Yaccarino, Twitter's 'superwoman'? |
| In his last job Mr Benarroch was the executive vice president for communications, advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal. Earlier in his career, he worked at social media giant Facebook. | In his last job Mr Benarroch was the executive vice president for communications, advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal. Earlier in his career, he worked at social media giant Facebook. |
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| Late last week, reports emerged that Twitter's second head of trust and safety under owner Elon Musk had resigned. | Late last week, reports emerged that Twitter's second head of trust and safety under owner Elon Musk had resigned. |
| Ella Irwin took the post when previous head Yoel Roth left in November 2022 - a month after Mr Musk took over the company. | Ella Irwin took the post when previous head Yoel Roth left in November 2022 - a month after Mr Musk took over the company. |
| The head of trust and safety is tasked with content moderation, a topic which has come under the spotlight since Mr Musk's takeover of the firm. | The head of trust and safety is tasked with content moderation, a topic which has come under the spotlight since Mr Musk's takeover of the firm. |
| The reason for Ms Irwin's resignation is unclear. However, it came a day after Mr Musk publicly criticised a content moderation decision made at Twitter. | The reason for Ms Irwin's resignation is unclear. However, it came a day after Mr Musk publicly criticised a content moderation decision made at Twitter. |
| Since buying Twitter for $44bn (£35.4bn), Mr Musk had been under pressure to find someone else to lead the firm and refocus his attention on his other businesses, which include electric carmaker Tesla and rocket firm SpaceX. | Since buying Twitter for $44bn (£35.4bn), Mr Musk had been under pressure to find someone else to lead the firm and refocus his attention on his other businesses, which include electric carmaker Tesla and rocket firm SpaceX. |
| Mr Musk named Ms Yaccarino as Twitter's new chief executive last month. Ms Yaccarino started her post on 5 June, overseeing business operations at the platform, which has been struggling to make money. | Mr Musk named Ms Yaccarino as Twitter's new chief executive last month. Ms Yaccarino started her post on 5 June, overseeing business operations at the platform, which has been struggling to make money. |
| That is a few weeks earlier than Mr Musk had originally said. | |
| The world's richest man said he would stay involved in the platform as executive chairman and chief technology officer. | The world's richest man said he would stay involved in the platform as executive chairman and chief technology officer. |
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