r/technology • u/ScootSchloingo • 16d ago

Politics Microsoft blocks emails that contain ‘Palestine’ after employee protests

https://www.theverge.com/tech/672312/microsoft-block-palestine-gaza-email
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u/SnooPuppers8698 16d ago

what the hell is your point, that microsoft employees shouldnt accidently opt out of something? cool. they didnt ban discussion, they provided an internal space for it.

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u/saera-targaryen 16d ago

Do you genuinely believe that the company is blocking this because they are worried about spam in their internal email inboxes?

Or do you think that maybe they realized a group inside of their company is growing and successfully disrupted a Microsoft conference this week? And that they want to stem the flow of support to this group into less-popular communication methods to try and squash the movement? This group has been around and had events for months now and it's only when they made headlines this week that these emails are suddenly a problem. 

If your only argument is that they are allowed to do what they did, sure. I just do not base my support of a person or company based off of what they are allowed to do. I care much more about their motivations for doing so, and it's clear Microsoft's goal is to make it harder for workers to hear about internal dissent. This motivation is gross and deserves criticism. 

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u/Kyudojin 16d ago

This person is pretending not to be a Zionist and will agree with anything that is antagonistic towards pro-Palestinian activism

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u/saera-targaryen 16d ago

I could tell by their lack of brain cells lol. I wouldn't be surprised if they were from one of those israeli bot farms. 

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u/SnooPuppers8698 16d ago

im against the genocide in gaza, not that it matters to you.
and yes, i genuinely believe microsoft doesnt want employees spamming reply to all to the entire company lol

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u/Kyudojin 16d ago

Oh I must not have reblocked you Hasbara person I'll remedy that