The move isn’t necessarily surprising. Facebook also canceled its biggest annual event, developer conference F8, which draws thousands of attendees from all over the world. And their withdrawal from the Austin festival comes hours after Twitter said it’s pulling the plug on its SXSW plans after the company restricted all “non-essential travel” for employees.
Despite the high-profile cancellations, it appears the conference organizers plan to push ahead with the event as planned — at least for now. A statement posted to the festival website Monday states that festival officials plan on “proceeding with the 2020 event with the health and safety of our attendees, staff, and volunteers as our top priority.”
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