Microsoft bans words like "Palestine", "Gaza" and "Genocide" in all company emails and fires the employee who protested Microsoft during event. (programming.dev)

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Microsoft fires Joe Lopez for disrupting Genocide-profiteer Satya Nadella during Microsoft Build Keynote speech and bans words like "Palestine", "Gaza" and "Genocide" in all company emails!!! Yet another chapter in a long tale of Microsoft's intimidation, retaliation, repression, and censorship culture.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Don't you find it hilarious that you thought i made that comment when i didn't? The irony is so thick, i could cut it.

Take it as a lesson to not assume things without thinking.

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