Students Walk Out Against Tech Complicity | Tech News

Over a hundred Stanford students walked out of Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s commencement speech to protest Google’s ties to U.S. and Israeli governments and ICE, demanding accountability for tech that enables surveillance and harms marginalized communities. Organizers Eva Jones and Amanda Campos led a “People’s Commencement” to honor their values and reject corporate complicity, linking environmental justice to Palestinian liberation. They’re now pushing Stanford to divest from harmful tech partnerships and inspire others to organize — proving that collective action, not career pipelines, can drive real change. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a3cd20496775823a