Business Insider Chief Technology Officer Ousted Over Crude Tweets
Sexist comments come back to bite exec
Take this as a reminder to think before you tweet.
Business Insider chief technology officer Pax Dickinson has been ousted after a series of crude tweets—including disparaging comments about women—came under scrutiny Monday evening, according to a New York magazine report.
Business Insider president Julie Hansen initially declined to comment when reached by Adweek. But shortly afterwards, Business Insider's CEO/editor in chief Henry Blodget issued a statement confirming that Dickinson is out.
"A Business Insider executive has made some comments on Twitter that do not reflect our values and have no place at our company.
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