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By the article:

1. There seems to be sanctioned and "external events". It happened at an external event. But it seems to have been some event related to the conference.

2. The article didn't say that, as far as I understand. Apparently, he wasn't there on behalf of his employer. In any case, he apparently got invited by an attending former colleague. Again, context of the conference.

3. It was a "legal tech" conference. What?

> But, how is this not an incredibly misleading attempt to get clicks by making it tech-related?

It's NPR, what kind of motives are you suggesting here? Pumping engagement metrics to get government funding?

I think, you intentionally framed the article at least as much, as you lament here.

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> 1. There seems to be sanctioned and "external events". It happened at an external event. But it seems to have been some event related to the conference.

"Then they hit up a bar called The Three Monkeys, not far from the Hilton conference hotel in Midtown Manhattan." It sounds like they just went to get drinks at a bar. It being near the conference venue is meaningless, this is midtown Manhattan, there's 10 bars on every block and probably half a dozen conferences going on at any given time.

Someone else already addressed your second point.

> 3. It was a "legal tech" conference. What?

"Legalweek New York is the one week in which thousands of legal professionals gather to explore the Business and Regulatory Trends, Technology and Talent drivers impacting the industry" (from https://www.event.law.com/legalweek/who-we-are)

Any conference in any industry is probably going to involve technology at least a bit, because it's 2024 and technology is everywhere. That doesn't make it a "tech conference".

“At the time, Cruz was working for Reveal, an electronic discovery company. Reveal confirmed to NPR that Cruz was an employee at the company but "was not invited by Reveal to attend Legalweek (not a badged attendee)" nor was Cruz "present at any Legalweek-sanctioned event."”

> In addition to the conference itself, the gathering features off-site events and sponsored parties at luxe locations like the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center. Those kinds of outings are important to attend, especially for individuals who are just starting their career, Lord said.

> "We understand that the individual appeared at a nearby venue, as a local, on the invitation of a former colleague who is completely unassociated with Reveal. Moreover, he was not with Reveal employees at the venue and was present completely of his own accord."

I mean we can totally speculate what's considered "at the conference" in its culture all we want, I ended the argument with an "In any case...".

I work in a typical tech company and I was expecting some `tech bro` style harassment. But this event seems indeed far fetched as pointed out by the others

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