Nikita Bier
Nikita Bier is a prominent product developer and entrepreneur known for creating successful youth-oriented social media applications. He gained recognition for launching the anonymous polling app tbh, which was acquired by Meta in 2017, and later developed the compliment-based app Gas, which was bought by Discord in 2023. Recently appointed as the head of product at X (formerly Twitter) by Elon Musk, Bier aims to leverage his expertise in engaging younger audiences to revitalize the platform's growth amidst challenges.
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Recent news mentions
Nikita Bier announced the cancellation of the European Commission's advertising account on X.
X bloqueia conta publicitária da Comissão Europeia | Comissão Europeia
Portugal· 2025-12-08
Nikita Bier justified the ban by stating that the commission published a link that misled users into thinking it was a video.
Index - Külföld - Elon Musk bosszút áll: az Európai Bizottság nem hirdethet tovább az X-en
Hungary· 2025-12-08
Nikita Bier accused the European Union regulator of trying to take advantage of an exploit in its advertising system.
Elon Musk's X bans European Commission from making ads after €120m fine
United Kingdom· 2025-12-08Nikita Bier is the product chief at X who explained the EU Commission's advertising ban.
Elon Musk zieht EU-Kommission auf X den „Anzeigen-Stecker“
Luxembourg· 2025-12-08Nikita Bier is the head of product at X who enabled a new feature revealing the locations of popular accounts.
Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro-Trump X accounts based in Asia? | XUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-27
Nikita Bier is X's head of product who stated that the location information is 99% accurate.
How X's new location feature exposed big US politics accountsUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-25
Nikita Bier is the head of product development at X who launched the new service to ensure the integrity of the global public space.
Maga-influensere avsløres som utenlandske aktører
Norway· 2025-11-24
Nikita Bier announced a significant step towards securing the integrity of the platform.
X enthüllt Herkunft von Maga-Influencern: viele Konten stammen aus Russland oder Nigeria - Kultur
Germany· 2025-11-24X head of product Nikita Bier says the new feature should help X users sift out misinformation from their feeds.
X feature exposes fake political accounts run from foreign countries
United States· 2025-11-23
Nikita Bier has been made X's head of product three years after publicly suggesting on the platform that it should employ him.
Musk's X appoints 'king of virality' in bid to boost growthUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-01
