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Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians

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873 points helsinkiandrew | 2 comments | 25 Sep 25 15:06 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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politelemon ◴[25 Sep 25 16:11 UTC] No.45374648[source]▶
I am seeing several kneejerk "Microsoft bad" reactions here, which HNers don't do for many other companies. I encourage many of you to read what is written.

They listened to their internal staff and stakeholders and public pressure, and did terminated the contract instead of ignoring it or doubling down.

That is a good thing.

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WhereIsTheTruth ◴[25 Sep 25 17:30 UTC] No.45376014[source]▶
Will Microsoft rehire the employees who were fired for protesting?

No? Hmm, then you should not let Microsoft whitewash its record by taking credit for the very cause those workers were punished for defending

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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[25 Sep 25 17:45 UTC] No.45376231[source]▶
> Will Microsoft rehire the employees who were fired for protesting?

One can be correct in theory and wrong in practice at the same time.

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2. ModernMech ◴[26 Sep 25 05:44 UTC] No.45383089[source]▶
Yes, Microsoft was right in theory for firing the protestors, but wrong in practice because Microsoft should have listened to their employees before it got to the point they felt they had to mount a protest to get executives' attentions.