On April 4, Microsoft employees and their allies disrupted the company’s high-profile 50th anniversary VIP celebratory event.
Protesters argued that Microsoft’s renting out access to Azure, its cloud computing platform, is the digital equivalent of selling arms.
Abdo Mohamed, a former software engineer and organizer with @noazureforapartheid, said Microsoft’s cloud technologies have been instrumental in allowing Israel to run complex AI, which can synthesize and analyze huge amounts of data to identify targets to attack.
Fellow organizer Hossam Nasr said Microsoft has not only refused to listen to workers’ concerns about their labor going to support the genocide in Gaza, but also punished those who speak out. On Oct. 25, 2024, Microsoft fired both after they organized a vigil for Palestinians on the company’s campus.
Read @guy.oron‘s story online now to learn more about the protest and No Azure for Apartheid’s efforts.
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