Facebook confirmed that it has canceled its annual F8 developers conference, over growing concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The company writes on its official website,
In light of the growing concerns around COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person component of F8 this year, in order to prioritize the health and safety of our developer partners, employees and everyone who helps put F8 on. We plan to replace the in-person F8 event with locally hosted events, videos and live-streamed content.
The move follows the recent cancelation of the Mobile World Congress event, which was scheduled to happen this week in Barcelona. Facebook adds that, while it has officially pulled the plug on the in-person component of the event, it will still be offering other opportunities, “In place of the in-person F8 event,” organizers write on the site, “we’re planning other ways for our community to get together through a combo of locally hosted events, videos and live streamed content.”
We’ve reached out to Facebook for additional information about its plans, moving forward.
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Written by Brian Heater
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