Facebook, Netflix and Twitter back out of South by Southwest over coronavirus fears

March 5, 2020, 7:10 PMFacebook, Netflix and Twitter are dropping out of the upcoming South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, over coronavirus concerns.

"Right now, there is no evidence that closing South by Southwest or other activities is going to make this community safer. We are constantly monitoring that situation," Dr. Mark Escott, the interim medical director for Austin Public Health, told reporters."One of the concerns is that if we shut down or make the recommendation to shut down South by Southwest, people will still continue to come here … but without that organizational structure that South by Southwest provides.

In this March 11, 2019, file photo, a view of Austin's city streets during the 2019 SXSW Conference and Festival is shown.Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was scheduled to be one of the event's speakers, but his name no longer appears on the website.

MisterAntiBully 'B-but Coronavirus is diversity. This is corporate raycesm. URghrhrh--' DIVIDE-BY-ZERO ERROR DETECTED! TURBO_NPC.EXE has executed an illegal operation and has been shutdown. :D

MisterAntiBully Hiv people are screwed with this virus so its best Austin sbuts down for the time being

That's very xenophobic of them.

MisterAntiBully Meanwhile Solano County had a Town Hall meeting in Vacaville about the Coronavirus. Vacaville is right next to Fairfield Ca where Travis Air Force base is. My question is WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE GATHERING IN A TOWN HALL Aren't they afraid of spreading this virus more?

MisterAntiBully FB&T hide from Corona-chan while simultaneously suppressing discussion about the virus on their platforms (which aren't really platforms)

MisterAntiBully Good

MisterAntiBully And yet comic con is going ahead in Seattle in 6 days. An additional major outbreak expected in 20-30 days?

cucks. anyone who succumbs to coronavirus and changes their lifestyle because of it is a cuck

Everything is just slowing down

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