Companies including Meta, Amazon, T-Mobile and Twitter drop out of CES over omicron concerns
“Out of an abundance of caution and care for our employees, we won’t be attending CES in-person due to the evolving public health concerns related to COVID-19,” said Meta spokesperson Kamran Mumtaz. The company plans to still participate virtually.Amazon said late Tuesday it was pulling out of the in-person event. “The health and safety of our employees is our top priority.
Due to the quickly shifting situation and uncertainty around the Omicron variant, we will no longer have an on-site presence at CES,” said spokesperson Sarah Sobolewski.T-Mobile also announced it was no longer attending on Tuesday, saying in a blog post, “While we are confident that CES organizers are taking exhaustive measures to protect in-person attendees and we had many preventative practices in place as well, we are prioritizing the safety of our team and other attendees with this decision.
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