Elon Musk’s X has a new safety leader, nine months after predecessor left the social media platform

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has named a new head of safety nine months after the last executive to hold the position departed from the social media company. X said that company veteran Kylie McRoberts will oversee the global safety team. The platform also announced that Yale Cohen, who previously worked for media firm Publicis Media, would become head of brand safety and advertiser solutions. Since Musk’s $44 billion purchase of the platform in October 2022, X has seen several leadership shakeups. Tuesday’s appointments arrive amid ongoing concerns around content moderation as well as the spread of misinformation and hate speech on the platform.