Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office

Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office


Abdo Mohamed, a No Azure for Apartheid organizer and former tech worker fired by Microsoft, confirmed to The Verge that Microsoft employees Riki Fameli and Anna Hattle are part of today’s sit-in protest, alongside former Microsoft employees Vaniya Agrawal, Hossam Nasr, and Joe Lopez. A former Microsoft employee disrupted the company’s 50th anniversary event and called Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman a “war profiteer.” Microsoft’s three CEOs were also interrupted by another former Microsoft employee during the same event. The Guardian, in partnership with +972 Magazine and Local Call, published an investigation earlier this month which revealed that the Israeli government is relying on Microsoft’s cloud services to store recordings and data of up to “a million calls an hour” made by Palestinians.

Author: Tom Warren


Published at: 2025-08-26 21:21:10

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