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Cosgrave is resigning with immediate effect after recent comments on Israel’s war on Hamas led Big Tech companies like Amazon and Meta to pull out

Paddy Cosgrave has resigned from the Web Summit, he confirmed on Saturday, after comments he made about Israel prompted a raft of Big Tech companies to pull out of the conference he co-founded.

Cosgrave, the conference’s chief executive, said his recent comments on Israel had caused “hurt” and become a “distraction”.“Unfortunately, my personal comments have become a ...

 

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