Microsoft Bans the Word “Palestine” in Internal Emails (www.dropsitenews.com)
from geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.ml on 22 May 08:06
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Microsoft has quietly implemented a policy blocking employee emails containing the words “Palestine,” “Gaza,” or “genocide” on its internal Exchange servers, according to No Azure for Apartheid, a group of pro-Palestine Microsoft employees. The automated filter, which silently prevents such emails from reaching recipients was first detected on Wednesday—just after Microsoft’s Build developer conference faced repeated disruptions by the activist group.

Microsoft has been rocked by internal dissent over its collaboration with the Israeli military and government amid the ongoing assault on Gaza. The company has faced disruptions to its events, including protests from employees over its provision of cloud services and other critical infrastructure used by the Israeli military.

Now, the company appears to be tightening its grip on internal discourse. The terms “Israel” and “P4lestine” do not trigger a block, the group said. Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Madrigal@lemmy.world on 22 May 08:17 next collapse

Just start referring to it as “Isn’trael” then.

distantsounds@lemmy.world on 22 May 08:59 next collapse

P:ale:st:ine 🇵🇸

emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works on 22 May 14:59 next collapse

Easier: PaIestine

waspentalive@lemmy.one on 22 May 23:52 collapse

A stein is a cup to drink beer from, If your beer is not very yellow, you might have a pale stein.

PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.world on 22 May 09:06 next collapse

Feels like at a certain point folks will have to choose between being a Microsoft employee or being pro Palestine.

spv@lemmy.spv.sh on 22 May 20:43 collapse

seems like that certain point is now, if not very, very soon :P

octopus_ink@slrpnk.net on 22 May 10:10 next collapse

Well, after years and years and years and years of hating Microsoft for techie reasons, then privacy/“telemetry” reasons, and removing them in all ways from my life wherever possible, now I can hate them for being morally bankrupt in other ways.

On the plus side, they continue to validate my nearly twenty years of touching their software only when paid to do so.

grue@lemmy.world on 22 May 12:53 next collapse

My hate for Microsoft started with its anticompetitive business practices.

octopus_ink@slrpnk.net on 22 May 13:11 next collapse

That’s part of “techie reasons” for me. 😁

zod000@lemmy.ml on 22 May 14:57 next collapse

So, basically always then? Yeah, me too :)

spv@lemmy.spv.sh on 22 May 17:01 collapse

the night at the roxbury vid was funny

but gates can still steve my ballmers…

jagged_circle@feddit.nl on 22 May 18:00 collapse

I make it clear at the interview stage that I won’t work with any Microsoft products as a condition of my employment. Around the same time as I say I won’t be working on-call. Its a great way to filter out bad companies

joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml on 22 May 11:56 next collapse

Boycot Digital Arms dealers … lemmy.ml/post/30486212

umbrella@lemmy.ml on 22 May 21:05 next collapse

i banned microsoft products from my life for a long time now and you should too.

NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone on 23 May 00:05 next collapse

Using company email for anything other than work purposes has always been a terrible idea.

HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml on 23 May 00:24 collapse

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