Pressured on Israel Work, Microsoft Asks Employees to Flag Violations
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Microsoft is asking employees to flag potential violations related to its work with Israel, amid pressure over its involvement in mass surveillance of Palestinians, with commenters discussing the implications and potential motivations behind this move.
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All that stuff would be best done with a big order to Dell and renting space in a data center nearby (ie. Not overseas)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/25/microsoft-bloc... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45373564 - 873 points | 43 days ago | 867 comments)