The Gizmodo staffer violated the terms of CES media credentials and caused harm to CES exhibitors. This Gizmodo staffer has been identified and will be barred from attending any future CES events. Additional sanctions against Gizmodo and Gawker Media are under discussion.
What Gizmodo did was to go around with this remote control and switch off the display sets. They disrupted a Motorola presentation, some gaming event and a lot of televisions on display. This is journalism at its worst. CES did what’s right to bar them from attending future CES event.
It’s a terrible prank and caused trouble from both attendees and exhibitors. I’m kinda disappointed when I saw the video of Gizmodo staffers switching off the televisions sets with a remote. Old prank and it wasn’t funny in my opinion.
[Correction: Only one staffer has been barred. Additional sanctions under discussion.]
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