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Big Tech companies cancel conventions over coronavirus fears, but small business hurt the most

Small companies catering to conventions and business displays are feeling the pinch as major generation firms are canceling or postponing their match plans on account of fears of the swiftly spreading coronavirus.
Small businesses catering to conventions and trade shows are feeling the pinch as major technology companies are canceling or postponing their event plans due to fears of the rapidly spreading coronavirus.

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Author: Russia Today

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Russia Today has recently written 11 articles on similar topics including :
  1. "Goodbye, Big Tech? People are losing trust in social media platforms, economist tells Boom Bust". (January 13, 2021)
  2. "A new UK regulator tasked with keeping an eye on tech giants has begun operations, and its first assignment is to draft a code of conduct aimed at improving interactions between platforms and news publishers". (April 7, 2021)
  3. "Facebook has deleted the account of biology professor Bret Weinstein without explanation, apparently expanding its crackdown on politically incorrect thought to include leftists who defend speech rights and criticize Big Tech". (October 23, 2020)
  4. "Struggling to make technology companies play by its rules, the EU may unleash measures similar to those the US imposed on TikTok, forcing them to sell some of their European operations or get out of the market altogether". (September 20, 2020)
  5. "Australias treasurer has advised the tech giants to accept that their platforms will have to start paying for content, amid threats from Facebook and Google to limit services in the country if such a policy is enacted". (January 24, 2021)
  6. "EU to force Big Tech to police internet or face large fines report". (December 10, 2020)
  7. "On the eve of a Big Tech antitrust hearing, citing video evidence dug up by Project Veritas, a Republican congressman has referred Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to the Justice Department for lying to Congress about political bias". (July 27, 2020)
  8. "As concerns rise about the clout of the likes of Google and Facebook, more and more states are increasing pressure on tech giants. RTs Boom Bust breaks down how governments are trying to bring the sector under control". (January 26, 2021)
  9. "Russias president has warned that social media giants are making decisions about what to publish and what to censor in their own interests alone, and without any regard for the broader consequences of their actions". (February 3, 2021)
  10. "An Australian tech watchdog group has accused Facebook of harvesting the personal data of teenage users who can then be served targeted ads promoting alcohol, smoking, gambling, vaping, online dating sites and extreme weight loss". (April 28, 2021)
  11. "While a much-awaited antitrust hearing was billed as an Inquisition for Big Tech kingpins, the CEOs were largely able to skirt questions and talk circles around lawmakers looking to bring web platforms under partisan control". (July 30, 2020)
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