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Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave Quits After Israel Remarks: What’s The Controversy

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Paddy Cosgrave also issued an apology in a blog post. (File) Paddy Cosgrave, founder and Chief Executive of Web Summit, has resigned after his statement on the ongoing Israel-Gaza war sparked a huge controversy.  Mr Cosgrave, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), had said, “War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and…

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

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The logo for Meta (R) (formerly Facebook) and the Google logo. | Photo Credit: AFP 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…

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