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The boycott by Meta and Google follows other exits by companies and tech figures, including Intel, Siemens and US comedian Amy Poehler and X-files actor Gillian Anderson.
A spectacular drama is playing out in the tech universe, where tech companies wield great power. Google and Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, have thrown a wrench into the works by announcing their withdrawal from the eagerly awaited Web Summit, which is set to take place in Lisbon this November and is considered Europe's premier technological conference.