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EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 25 MIN

Tech workers protest Microsoft's ties to ICE terror and Israel's war crimes

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In just six months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) more than tripled the amount of data stored on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform,The Guardian reports, "at the same time that its arsenal of surveillance technology ballooned." This week, tech workers with the No Azure for Apartheid (NOAA) campaign staged a protest and informational picket at Microsoft's global headquarters in Redmond, WA, demanding that Microsoft cancel all contracts that provide technological support for Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and ICE's campaign of terror in the US. We speak with Ibtihal, a former software engineer at Microsoft and an organizer with the NOAA campaign.    Additional links/info:  No Azure for Apartheid Instagram and Linktree Harry Davies & Yuval Abraham, The Guardian, "ICE reliance on Microsoft technology surged amid immigration crackdown, documents show" Maximillian Alvarez, TRNN, "'Microsoft workers refuse to be complicit in the genocide'" Maximillian Alvarez, TRNN, "Microsoft cancels Israeli spy unit access after tech worker revolt" Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / TRNN, "The biggest labor story in the US right now is happening at Microsoft" Featured Music:  Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song Credits:  Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor 

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