Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino is so influential at work that some loyal staffers mimicked her fashion sense and mannerisms, new report says
Business InsiderAPR 2023
It remains to be seen whether the hiring of Benarroch or Yaccarino will be positive for Twitter. Since Musk acquired Yaccarino, conservatives have been skeptical that Twitter will remain on the path toward absolute free speech, and with good reason. Yaccarino comes from liberal NBC, where she publicly voiced liberal viewpoints and seemed like the type of person to bring back the shadow banning of conservatives. Musk’s Twitter still has a lot to prove.
These recent hires will have no impact on Twitter's free speech absolutism, as Musk will still have significant sway in who Twitter hires to run the content-moderation arm of the company and how content is managed. Yaccarino might also have a say, but she’s been brought in more to reassure advertisers and convince them that Twitter, with its nearly unlimited free speech, is a company worth advertising with.