TikTok tells Rolling Stone it will no longer be attending Austin's SXSW, joining Facebook and Twitter in the coronavirus-fueled tech boycott of the festival
, TikTok — which has been exploding in both user growth and employee count around the world in recent months — is the latest major tech company to pull out of the March festival in light of safety concerns from the ongoing coronavirus.this year.
SXSW said in a statement last week that the festival had seen a “handful of cancellations” because of the coronavirus, but it hadn’t seen more any cancellations than usual. Among those was China Gathering, a platform that’s brought Chinese entrepreneurs and musicians to SXSW for the past three festivals.to be canceled via online petition, citing the risks of gathering a mass-scale global community in one place.
to the festival’s coronavirus frequently asked questions page.”Regarding the current Coronavirus outbreak: SXSW is working closely on a daily basis with local, state, and federal agencies to plan for a safe event,” the site reads. “As a result of this dialogue and the recommendations of Austin Public Health, we are proceeding with the 2020 event with the health and safety of our attendees, staff, and volunteers as our top priority.
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