Web Summit’s starting gun hit Facebook
Frances Haugen, the woman who caught Facebook out, came to Lisbon to warn us that the social network promotes hatred and discord. Web Summit scored a direct hit on Zuckerberg’s company.
This year’s edition of Web Summit is officially open. Until Thursday, 40,000 people are expected at Parque das Nações for the country’s biggest technology fair and one of the biggest in Europe. Now back in person, after the Covid-19 restrictions.
Monday’s opening night served to fire the conference’s starting gun — not into the air with a blank, as usual, but aimed straight at Facebook. The Altice Arena was the stage chosen for the first appearance at an event of Frances Haugen, the brave woman who caught Facebook out.
AI translation from the Portuguese. First published in ECO on 1 November 2021.