Microsoft fires Joe Lopez for disrupting Genocide-profiteer Satya Nadella during Microsoft Build Keynote speech and bans words like “Palestine”, “Gaza” and “Genocide” in all company emails!!! Yet another chapter in a long tale of Microsoft’s intimidation, retaliation, repression, and censorship culture. Source.

  • Pro@programming.devOP
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    1 month ago

    They are basing their article on this Instagram source, with the rest of the article is just them yapping and asking Microsoft for a comment.

    The No Azure for Apartheid (NOAA) protest group reports that “dozens of Microsoft workers” have been unable to send emails with the words “Palestine,” “Gaza,” and “Genocide” in email subject lines or in the body of a message.

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      1 month ago

      They are basing their article on this Instagram source,

      I mean, the Instagram source is the primary source; it’s a post by NOAA speaking out against these things, and The Verge and other outlets are writing their articles based on that primary source.

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      Microsoft confirmed to The Verge that it has implemented some form of email changes to reduce “politically focused emails” inside the company