New York punk band Told Slant shared the language on Twitter and threatened to boycott the event, along with other bands. Tech experts and advocates participated in various Trump-focused panels, including, "Tech Under Trump," "Tech Advocates and Trump: Best Strategies So Far," "How Will Trump Steer Car and Transportation Tech? ", "Tech Activism: More Than a Hashtag," "Trump, China, and Trade Wars: Tech in the Trenches?" "Tech Under Trump" programming at #SXSW will address uncertainty facing tech & society in the wake of the election. https://t.co/RWmmYsdR1M — SXSW (@sxsw) December 13, 2016In the latter, author Baratunde Thurston addressed how the tech industry failed to predict Trump's win and what lessons could be learned from it.

Source: CNN March 17, 2017 00:46 UTC