Until you have been hiding beneath a rock, you have possible heard a lot about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. In simply over six months as CEO, Musk has tossed the platform into turmoil, however the season of change has but to complete a-changing.

Musk has now formally acknowledged his intent to step down as CEO, and will likely be handing the reins to NBCUniversal Government Linda Yaccarino in late June. 

So, what’s going to Yaccarino inherit when she steps as much as the plate? Some would say a golden chalice whereas others would see a poisoned one, given the numerous controversial modifications the platform has seen because it got here beneath Musk’s possession. 

Within the ongoing saga of Twitter 2.0, there was a whole lot of information to parse by. To assist, we have summarized the most important milestones and modifications the billionaire tech mogul has made to the platform since he acquired it in October 2022.

The primary six months of Twitter 2.0 – a timeline

Evaluation: So, what now?

At present, we have no clue if Yaccarino views Musk’s imaginative and prescient of Twitter 2.Zero as a boon or a burden, however because it stands one factor is for certain; she’s obtained a whole lot of injury management to do if she has any hope of turning round Twitter’s present fame with each advertisers and its customers.

Yaccarino has already proved a divisive selection on a number of many fronts. Time journal printed an insightful piece discussing the idea of the “glass cliff” – girls or different minority figures being employed into senior management roles at a time of disaster, setting them up for failure (see: each feminine UK Prime Minister – to not excuse their actions). This concept turns into particularly poignant while you acknowledge the ability Musk will nonetheless have over the platform as Government Chair and CTO, successfully retaining his capability to veto and push by modifications in his personal imaginative and prescient. 

There are, in fact, loyal Musk supporters (a lot of whom, I count on, make up the vast majority of Twitter Blue subscriptions) who will unwaveringly assist the transfer simply as they do each different hair-brained scheme from the soon-to-be-ex Chief Twit.

Nonetheless, there’s a subsection of Musk’s following that gravitated to him as a figurehead for anti-wokeness, a motion related to the alt-right and purveyors of on-line anti-social behaviors together with misogyny, racism, and homophobia. 

For these people, Yaccarino poses a risk; she’s a girl, to begin with, however she’s additionally related to the World Financial Discussion board (WEF), which is usually focused by conspiracy theorists. Moreover, Yaccarino has beforehand broadcast left-leaning rhetoric, from selling mask-wearing and vaccination to tackling pretend information.

Conversely, Twitter customers have been fast to focus on her shut affiliation with former US President Donald Trump, serving a two-year time period on the administration’s council on Sports activities Health and Vitamin, in addition to among the extra doubtful accounts she’s following.

Linda Yaccarino (@lindayacc), the girl who’s reportedly the brand new CEO of Twitter, follows: – Chaya Raichik- Jesse Watters- Michael Shellenberger- Ron DeSantis- The Babylon Bee- Giorgia Meloni- Maye Musk- Catturd- Vivek Ramaswamy- Tulsi Gabbard- Bari WeissMay 11, 2023

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After all, different customers had been greater than able to level out that Yaccarino additionally follows various left-wing figureheads, together with AOC. 

In the end,It appears as if neither facet is de facto joyful about her appointment proper now, however the proof will likely be within the pudding. For no matter stays of the Twitter we as soon as knew and beloved (or no less than, tolerated), I actually hope her barely muddy political speaking factors are much less newsworthy than the constructive change she’ll hopefully convey to the platform.