US EditionGoogle fires employee who protested Israel tech event, as internal dissent mounts
- A Google engineer was fired after disrupting a conference by refusing to build technology for genocide. Reports indicate the incident led to internal discussions and disagreements among employees.
- Ahead of an International Women’s Day Summit, Google employees expressed concerns over the company's contract with Israel, prompting discussions about the company's involvement in supporting alleged human rights violations.
- Employees criticized Google for deleting "off-topic" questions and accused the company of neglecting critical issues, such as the rights of Palestinian women, leading to internal tensions and debates.
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Google fires engineer who protested at a company-sponsored Israeli tech conference
"I'm a Google software engineer and I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance!" The engineer shouted as such, interrupting a speech by Barak Regev, Google Israel's managing director, during an Israeli tech event in New York.
"Proud To Be Fired": Google Engineer Sacked For Protesting Israeli Project
Google has fired an employee who publicly protested the company's involvement with the Israeli military. The incident occurred during the "Mind the Tech" conference in New York City on Monday when Barak Regev, the managing director of Google Israel, was giving a lecture, reported CNBC. In the middle of Mr Regev's speech, a former Google Cloud engineer stood up, declaring, "I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance.” He…
Google fired an employee who protested its contract with the Israeli military
Illustration: The Verge Google has fired an employee who publicly protested the company’s work for the Israeli military. During a presentation by an executive with Google’s Israel branch on Monday, the now-former Google Cloud engineer stood up and shouted, “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance.” Google confirmed the firing, which was first reported by CNBC, in an email to The Verge. “Earlier this week, an employee d…
Google fires engineer who disrupted NYC Israel tech event claiming company is ‘powering genocide’
A Google Cloud engineer who publicly proclaimed that he refuses "to build technology that powers genocide" at the tech giant's tech conference earlier this week has reportedly been fired.
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