US EditionMicrosoft blocks emails that contain ‘Palestine’ after employee protests: Report
- Microsoft has installed an automated filter that blocks emails containing 'Palestine,' 'Gaza,' or 'genocide,' as reported by the employee group No Azure for Apartheid .
- This filter was discovered after protests against Microsoft's contracts with the Israeli military during the Build conference, where disruptions occurred from NAA members.
- In response to ongoing protests, Microsoft claimed an internal investigation found no evidence of harm to civilians from its technology, despite employee reports of blocked emails.
- Microsoft's actions have drawn criticism, with NAA stating the filter seeks to silence dissent regarding the company's involvement in Israeli military operations.
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Report says Microsoft bars employees from using words 'Palestine,' 'Gaza' and 'genocide' in internal emails
After days of disruption by pro-Palestine activists at its Build developer conference, No Azure for Apartheid said, Microsoft made it impossible to send emails containing "Palestine" or "Gaza." 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 …
Microsoft faces backlash for blocking emails mentioning ‘Palestine',‘Gaza'
In response to growing internal protests and political tensions, Microsoft has implemented a policy that blocks emails containing certain politically sensitive words such as ‘Palestine’, ‘Gaza’, and ‘genocide’. This restriction reportedly applies to both internal and external emails shared through the company’s systems. Microsoft tightens internal email policy amid protests The action comes after multiple protests by employees and activists duri…
Microsoft Employees Report Email Blocks on Terms Like 'Gaza,' 'Palestine,' and 'Genocide’ - Quds News Network
New York (Quds News Network)- Microsoft employees reported that the company has been blocking internal emails containing terms such as “Palestine,” “Gaza,” “genocide,” “apartheid,” and “IOF off Azure” on its Exchange servers. According to several reports, including CNBC and Drop Sites, employees said they started noticing the change Wednesday just before noon PST, batch-testing emails with the terms in question and emails without them. Only the …
Microsoft blocks internal emails with words ‘Gaza,’ ‘Palestine,’ or ‘genocide’
Microsoft has quietly implemented a policy blocking employee emails on its internal Exchange servers that contain the words “Palestine,” “Gaza,” “genocide,” or “apartheid”.
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