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Microsoft has been dealing with ongoing employee protests against its ties to Israel amid the Gaza conflict, involving internal and external activism, police and FBI involvement, and internal investigations, raising concerns about its reputation and ethical stance.
Google employees, affiliated with No Tech For Apartheid, staged 10-hour sit-ins at offices in New York and Sunnyvale to protest the company’s $1.2 billion cloud contract with Israel, resulting in several arrests and administrative leave for the protesters. The employees demand that Google withdraw from the "Project Nimbus" contract, expressing concerns that the technology is being used against Palestinians in Gaza. This protest is part of ongoing employee activism within Google related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Employees at Google have reported a stifling of speech and a hostile work environment surrounding discussions about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Muslim and Jewish employees have expressed concerns about a double standard in the company's handling of discussions, with pro-Israel views being allowed while criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza is met with heavy-handedness. An open letter addressed to Google leadership accuses the company of favoring "freedom of expression for Israeli Googlers versus Arab, Muslim and Palestinian Googlers." The conflict has exposed rifts in various institutions, and businesses are struggling to address the issue and draw boundaries around acceptable speech. Google, known for its employee activism, has faced similar controversies in the past, including its role in a contract to supply Israel with technology that critics say could be used to surveil Palestinians.