Web Summit's Irish chief executive officer Paddy Cosgrave addresses the opening ceremony of the 2018 edition of the annual technology conference in Lisbon on November 5, 2018. (Photo by FRANCISCO LEONG / AFP)
LISBON: Europe’s largest tech event, the Web Summit, gets underway in Lisbon on Nov 5 amid a backlash over Internet firms’ role in spreading “fake news” and how they use consumer data.
Some 70,000 people are expected to take part in the four-day gathering, dubbed “the Davos for geeks”, including speakers from leading global tech companies, politicians and startups hoping to attract attention from the over 1,500 investors who are scheduled to attend.
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