Google Workers Hold Sit Ins to Protest Billion Dollar Contract With Israel
Google employees are protesting their company's "Project Nimbus" contracts with the Israeli government after a No Tech For Apartheid protestor was fired.
Gizmodo 7:40 pm on April 16, 2024
Google workers are protesting against their company's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government for providing cloud computing services, named Project Nimbus. The protest comes after a No Tech For Apartheid activist was fired following an intervention during an executive's presentation at an Israeli tech conference. Workers demand transparency regarding how Israel's military uses Google's services and want Project Nimbus dropped. The protestors also seek the reinstatement of Eddie Hatfield, a Google software engineer who was dismissed for disrupting the presentation.
- Google employees are protesting against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract with Israel's government.
- Activist Eddie Hatfield was fired following an intervention during an Israeli tech conference.
- Protestors demand transparency regarding how Israel uses Google's cloud services in military activities.
- No Tech For Apartheid movement seeks the reinstatement of Eddie Hatfield and the abandonment of Project Nimbus.
- Google has not responded for comment regarding the protestors' demands.
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