Microsoft blocks emails that contain ‘Palestine’ after employee protests: Report

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…

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 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”.

Microsoft employees say emails with 'Gaza,' 'Palestine,' or 'genocide' won't send

Microsoft has seen a growing number of protests at recent events over the Israeli military's use of the company's AI products.

Indian-Origin Techie Vaniya Agrawal Disrupts Microsoft Event Over Gaza, Again

Microsoft's Build 2025 conference in Seattle has been marred by consecutive days of protests led by pro-Palestine activists, including former Microsoft engineer Vaniya Agrawal.