Despite many of the big tech companies pulling out and 32k people signing a petition for #sxsw to cancel, so far they still say they're going ahead with the conference. https://t.co/73DQrRLIvI

— Chris Anderson (@chr1sa) March 3, 2020

I fear it’s coming. More and more companies are dropping out. I feel like I’m gonna vomit. https://t.co/5fh6vTY0Gr

— J.R. Holmsted (@JHolmsted) March 3, 2020

Okay, we should talk for a second about what canceling SXSW would *really* be like https://t.co/ldwfwom8yK

— dan solomon (@dansolomon) March 3, 2020

I thought this piece did a good job of explaining the stakes, but I just can’t see it surviving the weekend https://t.co/owQ7L3Opqb

— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) March 3, 2020

My latest @guardian interview on @sxsw, some tough decisions ahead @DrJenGunter https://t.co/ieB1Kbc0ws

— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) March 3, 2020

Across the U.S, industry conferences and company gatherings are being cancelled everyday, given the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

Despite this, South by Southwest will not be cancelled.

Read more in @msaadejaz's third piece for the @GuardianUS. https://t.co/R6VdEUJW0X

— Journalism and Strat Comm Residency at NUQ (@ResidencyNUQ) March 3, 2020

#SXSW 2020 and coronavirus: Here's who's not cominghttps://t.co/vrThhoPLsd via @Austin360

— Cary Baker/conqueroo (@Conqueroo1) March 3, 2020

コロナの影響で講演などキャンセルになった人々...結構いる

SXSW 2020 and coronavirus: Here's who's not cominghttps://t.co/6Gt0eF444x

— さわだ．@多魔 (@takuzoo3868) March 4, 2020