Big Tech is fueling Israel's genocide in Gaza.
From AI to Project Nimbus cloud services to propaganda videos, Big Tech is fueling Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Google Photos is reportedly being used for its facial recognition technology to target Palestinians in Gaza. Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform was used to collect and store millions of cellphone communications going in and out of Gaza and the West Bank.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has a $45 million deal to spread propaganda on YouTube denying that the Israeli government’s blockades on humanitarian aid and food have caused a famine in Gaza.
Now, thanks to reports uncovering that the Azure technology was being used by the Israeli military to identify bombing targets in Gaza, Microsoft has cut off access to some services, including some AI products. That’s a great start, but Microsoft continues to provide other services to Israel’s government even as the assault on Gaza continues unrelentingly.
Google and Microsoft workers have been fired for voicing their concerns over how their employers are supporting genocide. Google fired 28 employees who had joined a No Tech for Apartheid group and organized an employee sit-in at Google offices in Silicon Valley, New York, and Seattle. Microsoft recently fired workers involved in protests at its Seattle offices.
It’s time for Big Tech to feel pressure from the American people.
Source: The Intercept
Google Photos is reportedly being used for its facial recognition technology to target Palestinians in Gaza. Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform was used to collect and store millions of cellphone communications going in and out of Gaza and the West Bank.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has a $45 million deal to spread propaganda on YouTube denying that the Israeli government’s blockades on humanitarian aid and food have caused a famine in Gaza.
Now, thanks to reports uncovering that the Azure technology was being used by the Israeli military to identify bombing targets in Gaza, Microsoft has cut off access to some services, including some AI products. That’s a great start, but Microsoft continues to provide other services to Israel’s government even as the assault on Gaza continues unrelentingly.
Google and Microsoft workers have been fired for voicing their concerns over how their employers are supporting genocide. Google fired 28 employees who had joined a No Tech for Apartheid group and organized an employee sit-in at Google offices in Silicon Valley, New York, and Seattle. Microsoft recently fired workers involved in protests at its Seattle offices.
It’s time for Big Tech to feel pressure from the American people.
Source: The Intercept
