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"Displeasure in the Population": Wiener Festwochen Invite Controversial Billionaire Thiel

Summary by N-tv.de
A planned discussion evening in Austria with Peter Thiel leads to boycott and criticism to an unprecedented extent. Now the organizer pulls the tear line.

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Due to the planned participation of the right-wing entrepreneur Peter Thiel, some artists no longer wanted to be part of the Wiener Festwochen. Now the pressure for the organizers became too great.

·Germany
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The Wiener Festwochen had invited Peter Thiel for a discussion. But now the controversial tech billionaire after "controversial discussion" was unloaded. Why this is a bad decision.

·Dortmund, Germany
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A planned discussion evening in Austria with Peter Thiel leads to boycott and criticism to an unprecedented extent. Now the organizer pulls the tear line.

Lean Left

The US billionaire close to Donald Trump was supposed to talk about »Armageddon and Antichrist« in Vienna. After artist protests, the program item is now deleted.

·Germany
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The tech billionaire should have discussed on 7 June at the Hotel Intercontinental under the title "Armageddon and Antichrist?". The event was cancelled

·Vienna, Austria
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AI-generated stock image. Growing criticism and cancellations from artists have forced the Vienna Festival to cancel a planned appearance by Peter Thiel. The controversial IT investor was scheduled to speak at a public discussion event on June 7. Festival director Milo Rau had championed the appearance, and Thiel had already agreed to participate. The German-born US billionaire is known for his libertarian and right-wing conservative views, his …

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der Standard AT broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
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