▲ 285 ▼ Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 year ago by BCBoy911@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago* (9 children) Hypocritical corporate virtue signaling at best permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] BCBoy911@lemmy.ca [S] 63 points 1 year ago (3 children) I'll take anything that's a move in the right direction at this point. Gaza is the modern-day Holocaust and anything that moves the needle to make the killing stop is a good thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] x4740N@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Microsoft claims they cut of some services from isereal's unit 8200 Some doesn't meal all Also it's a claim from Microsoft in a email seen by the guardian, we don't know ìf the claim is actually true and they could be continuing in secret permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago Yeah, this needs to be praised or they'll just decide it's never worth appeasing the left. You don't need to say they're a great company or anything, but this is a good move. If they see that they give this up and get nothing in return then guess what they'll do next time? Absolutely nothing, or maybe shift to the right where they'll actually be rewarded. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* Fuckin' A! This is why liberals so always fucking lose. "Not GOOD enough! Not PURE enough!". All while the right says, "Meh, I'll take it as a win." permalink fedilink source parent [–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) Yeah, 3 years and they did not bother check how their tech was used by a state spy agency? Only review when journalists find out? Makes me wanna puke. And Amazon now hosting the data of mass surveilance...not one better than the other. In the meantime will M$ reinstate all the employees they fired? Latest a month ago... Cuz well, they were right. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/microsoft-fires-four-workers-on-site-protests-over-companys-ties-israel-2025-08-29/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why are you talking like Microsoft didn't know? They didn't need "to check" or to "review". They knew and didn't care until it started impacting their bottom line. They didn't fire those employees because they thought they were wrong. They fired them for making a scene. For drawing public and news media attention to it. To try and stop the protesting employees from influencing even more employees. This isn't some "oopsie poopsies, we didn't know! our bad!" thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Uhhh... Exactly? permalink fedilink source parent [–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) In case it wasn't clear, companies will gladly kill you if it pads their bottom line. Their only principle is "make more money". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Mainly just the megacorps, which most of us don't work for. Sitting a manager's meeting, we had a choice. Do the thing that would cost our customers more, and bring us more profit, or do the moral thing. Customers were basically trapped, would have had to suck it up. After taking our input, the VP said, "Well... Guess we gotta do the right thing." My last job saw our CEO telling the board he intended to lose money over the next two years in order to build up our staff and products. The board applauded him. We fucked around and made a profit anyway. :) Wish we had the moral fortitude to not work for these megacorps. Hell, even a strike could bring them to their knees overnight. Keep in mind, we're so efficient now, "just in time" delivery and such, that a week-long strike would be devastating. Remember how fucking up the supply chain during COVID rattled downstream for a couple of years? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCBoy911@lemmy.ca [S] 63 points 1 year ago (3 children) I'll take anything that's a move in the right direction at this point. Gaza is the modern-day Holocaust and anything that moves the needle to make the killing stop is a good thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] x4740N@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Microsoft claims they cut of some services from isereal's unit 8200 Some doesn't meal all Also it's a claim from Microsoft in a email seen by the guardian, we don't know ìf the claim is actually true and they could be continuing in secret permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago Yeah, this needs to be praised or they'll just decide it's never worth appeasing the left. You don't need to say they're a great company or anything, but this is a good move. If they see that they give this up and get nothing in return then guess what they'll do next time? Absolutely nothing, or maybe shift to the right where they'll actually be rewarded. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* Fuckin' A! This is why liberals so always fucking lose. "Not GOOD enough! Not PURE enough!". All while the right says, "Meh, I'll take it as a win." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Microsoft claims they cut of some services from isereal's unit 8200 Some doesn't meal all Also it's a claim from Microsoft in a email seen by the guardian, we don't know ìf the claim is actually true and they could be continuing in secret permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago Yeah, this needs to be praised or they'll just decide it's never worth appeasing the left. You don't need to say they're a great company or anything, but this is a good move. If they see that they give this up and get nothing in return then guess what they'll do next time? Absolutely nothing, or maybe shift to the right where they'll actually be rewarded. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* Fuckin' A! This is why liberals so always fucking lose. "Not GOOD enough! Not PURE enough!". All while the right says, "Meh, I'll take it as a win." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) Yeah, 3 years and they did not bother check how their tech was used by a state spy agency? Only review when journalists find out? Makes me wanna puke. And Amazon now hosting the data of mass surveilance...not one better than the other. In the meantime will M$ reinstate all the employees they fired? Latest a month ago... Cuz well, they were right. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/microsoft-fires-four-workers-on-site-protests-over-companys-ties-israel-2025-08-29/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why are you talking like Microsoft didn't know? They didn't need "to check" or to "review". They knew and didn't care until it started impacting their bottom line. They didn't fire those employees because they thought they were wrong. They fired them for making a scene. For drawing public and news media attention to it. To try and stop the protesting employees from influencing even more employees. This isn't some "oopsie poopsies, we didn't know! our bad!" thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Uhhh... Exactly? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why are you talking like Microsoft didn't know? They didn't need "to check" or to "review". They knew and didn't care until it started impacting their bottom line. They didn't fire those employees because they thought they were wrong. They fired them for making a scene. For drawing public and news media attention to it. To try and stop the protesting employees from influencing even more employees. This isn't some "oopsie poopsies, we didn't know! our bad!" thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Uhhh... Exactly? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) In case it wasn't clear, companies will gladly kill you if it pads their bottom line. Their only principle is "make more money". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Mainly just the megacorps, which most of us don't work for. Sitting a manager's meeting, we had a choice. Do the thing that would cost our customers more, and bring us more profit, or do the moral thing. Customers were basically trapped, would have had to suck it up. After taking our input, the VP said, "Well... Guess we gotta do the right thing." My last job saw our CEO telling the board he intended to lose money over the next two years in order to build up our staff and products. The board applauded him. We fucked around and made a profit anyway. :) Wish we had the moral fortitude to not work for these megacorps. Hell, even a strike could bring them to their knees overnight. Keep in mind, we're so efficient now, "just in time" delivery and such, that a week-long strike would be devastating. Remember how fucking up the supply chain during COVID rattled downstream for a couple of years? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Mainly just the megacorps, which most of us don't work for. Sitting a manager's meeting, we had a choice. Do the thing that would cost our customers more, and bring us more profit, or do the moral thing. Customers were basically trapped, would have had to suck it up. After taking our input, the VP said, "Well... Guess we gotta do the right thing." My last job saw our CEO telling the board he intended to lose money over the next two years in order to build up our staff and products. The board applauded him. We fucked around and made a profit anyway. :) Wish we had the moral fortitude to not work for these megacorps. Hell, even a strike could bring them to their knees overnight. Keep in mind, we're so efficient now, "just in time" delivery and such, that a week-long strike would be devastating. Remember how fucking up the supply chain during COVID rattled downstream for a couple of years? permalink fedilink source parent