Comment Section for Web Summit derailed by founder’s public fight with those supporting Israel in Hamas war | TechCrunch

The article from TechCrunch discusses the controversy surrounding the Web Summit, a major tech conference, due to the founder's public disagreements with supporters of Israel during the ongoing conflict with Hamas. The founder, Paddy Cosgrave, faced backlash from the tech community in Israel and beyond for his comments criticizing Israel's retaliatory actions. His posts on social media, which many perceived as supporting Hamas, led to many individuals and companies, including prominent figures like David Marcus, Keith Rabois, and Ori Goshen, announcing they would no longer participate in Web Summit events. The Israeli ambassador to Portugal also stated that Israel would no longer participate in the Web Summit. Despite some attempts to walk back his statements, the damage to Cosgrave's and the Web Summit's reputation seems significant. The article also reveals that a public Notion page titled "techcondemingterror" is tracking the ongoing response.