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Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, is stepping down after nine years in the position.
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Neal Mohan, YouTube's Chief Product Officer, will be her successor.
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Wojcicki was previously a senior vice-president for ad products at Google.
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Wojcicki will stay with YouTube temporarily to help the transition of leadership and will then take on an advisory role across Google and Alphabet.
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Wojcicki was Google's first landlord, renting her garage to Larry Page and Sergey Brin for $1,700 a month.
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YouTube, owned by Google, has become a financial success with ad revenue totaling $29bn last year.
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YouTube's ad revenue during the final six months of last year dropped 5% from the previous year.
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YouTube has faced concerns about misinformation and hate speech on the platform under Wojcicki's leadership.
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YouTube joined other tech platforms in banning Donald Trump in January 2021.
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YouTube has faced competition from the short-form video platform TikTok.