The former Cambridge Analytica executive Alexander Nix has pulled out of an appearance at the largest advertising industry conference in the world after criticism from the industry. Nix was due to be interviewed on stage Thursday at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France by Gillian Tett, U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times.
to try to influence the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign and the Brexit vote.
Nix was set to discuss "personal data and political agendas," as well as how the scandal was reported and its implications for the media and ad industry, according to a post on the Cannes Lions website. But on Wednesday afternoon, conference attendees were sent notifications on their cell phones that his appearance had been cancelled., tweeted on Monday: "Well done, lads. This is pretty special.
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