Google staff hold sit-in protests over Project Nimbus and tech giant's ties with Israel

Google is currently embroiled in controversy over Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military, which has ignited significant backlash among its employees and activists.

The project involves providing advanced cloud and AI services, which critics argue could enhance Israeli surveillance capabilities and facilitate human rights abuses against Palestinians.

This has led to widespread protests across various Google and Amazon office locations including New York, San Francisco, and Seattle, led by No Tech For Apartheid, a diverse coalition of tech workers and Palestinian rights activists.

The unrest among Google staff escalated when the tech giant reportedly terminated or disciplined employees who protested against Project Nimbus, arguing such actions violated company policies.

Google claims that the project is intended for non-military use, aimed at supporting Israeli government ministries with infrastructure and technology upgrades.

These protests underline growing tension within Silicon Valley about the ethical implications of technology projects and partnerships, especially those involving government and military entities known for contentious human rights records​.

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[SomeoneSomewhere]

People in the comments are saying boycott Google, while simultaneously using Google's version of Social Media...YouTube, 😂😂 Can't make this stuff up

[Swamy]

Employees have to strike outside not inside office

[balarao]

I know how difficult to get Job in Google. This idiots ruining the life . Just ask any unemployed person

[guddu]

they forgot they are nothings more than a servant of the google.

[TotalChaos]

Moral of the story:- don't message with your boss. You are getting paid for you work. If you don't like what Google is doing start boycotting it and resign. There are many to take up your posts.

[zahin]

Imagine these people's actions are greater than all the arab countries combined

[rod.Anderson]

Good for google, the only thing they ever got right❤

[cttxmN]

So Google evicted their occupiers?
LOL!!

[rod.Anderson]

Hypocrisy, taking money from someone you are protesting

[Rosie-pops]

They will have all the free time in the world to shout now, these protests don't help, try going over there...

[Sharm_man]

We don't know exactly what happend

[GracielaGordon-vw]

😮 good tho which other app can i use ro search internet?

[erictan]

I want to sit in protest every working day for 1 year and I want my company to still pay me my salary.

How does that sound??

[tugbaa]

Thank you for your effort to stop this genocide.

[yocappy-vejf]

If only they actually knew what "genocide" actually means.
"From the river to the sea..." indeed, bigots.

[tyepokemon]

Now they gonna boycott google and internet?😂😂😂😂😂😂

[josephmurray]

School children's rhymes by the confused uneducated mercenaries of BEELZEBUB

[CocoAndMisterPickles]

They help create the monster then get upset when it kills....

[mandozsingh]

also show the remaining clip of obstructing their buddies doing their job of their livelyhood

[PainfullyTruthfully]

I'm glad I don't use Google search engine.. I use DUCK DUCK GO...