This week, dozens of Microsoft employees have occupied East Campus in Redmond, Washington, in protesting the use of the Israeli army’s Azure and General AI Technologies during the ongoing assault on West Bank and Gaza’s Palestinians.
This follows Microsoft’s announcement Please ask for another “external” inquiry After the Guardian and other papers were reported, Allegations of cooperation with one specific information department, 8200 membersIsrael saw data from the phone and stored in Microsoft server overseas.
Above all, surveillance data is known to be used to aim for air raids in the process of an invasion of tens of thousands of lives. Microsoft Previously claimed Self -reporting reported that “there is no evidence that Microsoft’s Azure and AI technologies have been used to target or harm those in the conflict of Gaza.”
The protest of the Microsoft Campus was simple. According to GuardianThe current and former staff have declared the ‘free zone’ in one area and occupied the placard as a place to read “Workers with Intifada -No labor for massacre” and “attractive Palestinian Children’s Plaza.”
The protesters were also published Online guidance on behavior“The liberation zone was born in a radical love for the wealthy mankind of the Palestinians. Today, we respond to the actions of Gaza’s actions to end this massacre driven by Microsoft technology.” The protesters were dispersed by the police about two hours later, threatening the arrest of the invasion.
Israel’s current attack on Gaza is a response to the Hamas -led armed strike, which crosses the border that more than thousands of people in October 2023. Most of the dead were civilians, and hundreds of others took hostages.
Among the ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, the Israeli government We aim to control Gaza City After flat and forced to replace millions of people, many of many people Kia face to face thanks to Israel’s aid interruption. All of this follows the Palestinian territory for decades of cruel occupation. “State in a hurry lertheite”.
Microsoft employees represented the company’s later Israel transactions as if the invasion was worn out. Hosam Nasr was one of the people who demonstrated this week’s East Campus. Disposal in October 2024 To organize the boundaries for the massacre Palestinians. The other dismissed technical worker, Abdo Mohamed, is part of the activist group No. No Azure for the Apa Lert Hate, and Microsoft demanded the sale of Israel from Israel. Petition signed by hundreds of employeesIncluding Xbox Division and subsidiaries Activision, Bethesda Softworks and Mojang.
Union members last week disgrace Developer Arkane Studios I threw the weight recent Boycott, sale, sanctions phone Consumers can stop purchasing Microsoft Gaming and Xbox products. “We think that Microsoft has no place [an] “Arkane Union was written as a public letter.” As a Microsoft employee, we do not want to participate in this ominous project of GAZA. ”
