TECH - X CEO Linda Yaccarino Reportedly Withdraws From WSJ Tech Live Citing Israel Crisis… But Is There More To It Than Meets The Eye? | Benzinga
X, formerly Twitter, CEO Linda Yaccarino has canceled her appearance at the Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference, citing the Israel crisis as the reason, raising questions about the underlying motivations.
What Happened: According to the reasoning provided by Yaccarino, her decision is tied to the ongoing crisis in Israel, and she needs to concentrate on ensuring safety on the social media platform X.
“With the global crisis unfolding, Linda and her team must remain fully focused on X platform safety,” the statement read, as reported by several prominent journalists on social media.
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UPDATE: Yaccarino has just withdrawn from next week's WSJ Tech Live, citing the crisis in Israel. — Ben Bergman (@thebenbergman) October 9, 2023
"With the global crisis unfolding, Linda and her team must remain fully focused on X platform safety."
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The “global crisis” Yaccarino referred to is most likely the conflict between Israel and Palestine, which has led to distressing videos being posted on X over the last few days.
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