X. The 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023.
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In his X post announcing the departure, Nikita Bier says 'running this app is a 24/7 job and it's now time for me to take a breather'
MANILA, Philippines – Nikita Bier, who joined social media platform X as its head of product in 2025, announced via X on Thursday, August 6, that he will step down from his role but will continue in an advisory capacity.
Bier led a number of changes on X, such as introducing the “About this account” feature, which showed the country of origin of a particular account — and thus exposing how some popular US political influencer accounts were hiding their non-US-based status.
