New Twitter CEO says advertisers should have ‘influence’ over ‘content moderation’ on platform

Footage has surfaced of recently-appointed Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino speaking with Elon Musk, arguing that advertisers should have more “influence” over aspects of the platform such as product development and even content moderation. Her comments were met with pushback from Musk, who remained steadfast in his belief that freedom of speech took presedence over advertising dollars. Musk officially named Yaccarino as the new CEO on Friday, a decision that has been met mixed reactions. In the hours since, her background has been scrutinized by both the right and the left, with the latter pointing out that she follows accounts such as the Babylon Bee and Catturd, and the former drawing attention to her ties with the World Economic Forum. During the interview with Musk in April, Yaccarino suggested that advertisers should work to turn Twitter into a place where they will be “excited about investing more money.”