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Microsoft employee disrupts Satya Nadella’s keynote with ‘Free Palestine’ protest (www.theverge.com)
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[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

~~This was several weeks ago~~

edit: I guess it happened again

[-] Vince@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

This is a new one, just happened today

[-] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

I was about to ask, “again”?

[-] Vince@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

At some point it's gotta be bad enough publicity to stop right? Like how much could Israel be paying them, can't be that much.

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago

According to Wikipedia:

The Israeli Ministry of Defense is Microsoft's second largest military customer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Microsoft#Israeli_military_support

[-] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Microsoft employees/protestors should take that as a challenge.

[-] Ptsf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Eventually we'll run out of people who stand up, and that's what they're counting on.

[-] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

How does Microsoft have anything to do with Palestine

[-] moncharleskey@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 days ago

They provide services to Israel that are instrumental in their oppression of the Palestinian people.

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