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They took away Linda Yaccarino’s blue check!

Linda Yaccarino stepped down yesterday as CEO of X.

Before she stepped down, Yaccarino had a blue check next to her display name, accompanied by an X logo, signifying that she is affiliated with the company that brought us Mecha Hitler. She just left a role where she was responsible for managing situations like Elon Musk saying “go f— yourself” to advertisers on stage at a massive, livestreamed event. She is the co-host of Wow If True, a podcast about internet culture, with science fiction author Isabel J. Kim.

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