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Meta, Google quit tech summit over organizer’s Israel remarks

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Meta, Google quit tech summit over organizer’s Israel remarks

[ad_1] Meta and Google have pulled out of the Web Summit, one of the tech sector's biggest annual events, after the organizer criticized Israel's actions following the Hamas attacks, the companies said on Friday.A spokesman for Meta confirmed to AFP that it would not take part in this year's event. "We will no longer have a presence at Web Summit," a Google spokesperson said. Irish entrepreneur Paddy Cosgrave, co-founder of the Web Summit, wrote on social media platform X last week that he was "shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many Western leaders & governments.""War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are," Cosgrave wrote on October 13.Hamas militants stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, and killed at...

Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk’s X is the most egregious

[ad_1] While Twitter has always struggled with combatting misinformation about major news events, it was still the go-to place to find out what's happening in the world. But the Israel-Hamas war has underscored how the platform now transformed into X has become not only unreliable but is actively promoting falsehoods.Experts say that under Elon Musk the platform has deteriorated to the point that it's not just failing to clamp down on misinformation but is favoring posts by accounts that pay for its blue-check subscription service, regardless of who runs them. If such posts go viral, their blue-checked creators can be eligible for payments from X, creating a financial incentive to post whatever gets the most reaction — including misinformation. Ian Bremmer, a prominent foreign policy ex...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai condemns attacks on Israel in internal email, says will boost security for staff there

[ad_1] Google CEO Sundar Pichai has detailed his plans regarding employee safety, cybersecurity initiatives, and curbing misinformation amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militia group Hamas in an internal email addressed to employees. Pichai also addressed the two Google offices in Israel, one in Tel Aviv and another in Hanifa, where two thousand employees work, emphasizing that the company is taking every possible step to ensure the safety of every Googler and to continue any support needed.The internal email was sent on Saturday, just a few hours after the attack on Israel by Hamas. 9to5Google procured the email and shared its content in a report. In it, Pichai said, “I'm sure by now you've all seen the news of the terrible attacks on civilians in Israel, and the escala...