Yes, reader. They took away Linda Yaccarino’s blue check! 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. Now, both badges are gone.

Yaccarino’s departure caps a tumultuous run atop Elon Musk’s social-media platform and ​comes after the merger of xAI with X.

X's daily user base dropped 10% in the year leading up to Linda Yaccarino exiting as CEO on Wednesday, according to data from Sensor Tower

Linda Yaccarino, the boss of Elon Musk's social media site X, has announced she is stepping down. Ms Yaccarino has been in the role since June, 2023.