Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive of Web Summit, stepped down Saturday after several Big Tech companies withdrew from the company’s upcoming annual technology conference over his comments on the Israel-Hamas war.
I’m shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many Western leaders & governments, with the exception in particular of Ireland’s government, who for once are doing the right thing. War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are.
(The unsuccessful action of Ireland’s government to temper the UN statement of support for Israel.
In negotiations that bounced between capitals on Saturday, Ireland was joined by Denmark and Luxembourg in pushing for a statement to include an appeal to avoid escalation, according to diplomatic sources.
Ireland ultimately backed the unnuanced statement.)
Google, Amazon, and Facebook, of all people, pulled out of the conference immediately.
His comment on October 11
(The unsuccessful action of Ireland’s government to temper the UN statement of support for Israel.
Ireland ultimately backed the unnuanced statement.)
Google, Amazon, and Facebook, of all people, pulled out of the conference immediately.
What the fuck is controversial about this? Fuck those companies
All corporations and megarich have an extremely strong FAR right bias, but they hire PR to whitewash their image so they don’t look like nazis.
FAANG doesn’t care about human rights.
Who would have guessed lmao
Facebook has, for years, been serving Israel by masking, excusing, denying, and distracting from the Palestinian genocide.