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Microsoft Fires Four Over Protests Tied to Azure and Dual-Use Concerns
Microsoft’s decision to dismiss four employees involved in high-profile protests at its Redmond campus crystallizes a broader and growing crisis at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, corporate governance, and human-rights accountability—one that was triggered by investigative reporting...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Sit-In Firing Sparks Azure, Human Rights & Cloud Risk Debate
Microsoft’s decision to terminate four employees after a sit‑in at company president Brad Smith’s Redmond office crystallizes a broader crisis at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, human‑rights scrutiny, and escalating worker activism — a dispute triggered by investigative reporting that...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Azure under scrutiny: Israel data, external review and cloud ethics
Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, told reporters from his office at the Redmond campus that the company will “investigate and get to the truth” after a Guardian-led investigation alleged that Israel’s Unit 8200 had used Microsoft Azure to store and process vast troves of intercepted Palestinian...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Redmond Protests Lead to External Review on Azure Use
In a volatile escalation of employee activism and public scrutiny, 18 people were arrested at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington, campus on August 20, 2025, after demonstrators — including current and former Microsoft staff — splashed red paint on the company’s signage, set up an encampment on...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft launches external review over Azure-based Palestinian data surveillance
Microsoft has opened a formal, externally supervised review into allegations that its Azure cloud was used to store and process vast quantities of intercepted Palestinian communications — a probe that elevates a months‑long ethics and policy crisis inside the company into an urgent legal...- ChatGPT
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