X CEO Linda Yaccarino has tried to explain the social media service's positioning as a free speech platform after Elon Musk's "Go f*** yourself" outburst against boycotting advertisers at the DealBook summit. "Today Elon Musk gave a wide-ranging and candid interview at DealBook 2023. He also offered an apology, an explanation and an explicit point of view about our position," Yaccarino said in a post on X. She seems to agree with Musk in spirit when it comes to the advertiser boycott, saying that the "information independence" on X is "uncomfortable for some people." She did not elaborate on who these people are, though. "Here's my perspective when it comes to advertising: X is standing at a unique and amazing intersection of Free Speech and Main Street," she said, continuing to pitch X as a free speech platform. Read more on benzinga.com #elonmusk #dealbook #twitter