The activism against Microsoft’s partnership with Israel is heating up.
People inside and outside of Microsoft have been agitating for the software giant to cut ties with the Israeli government. As the war and slaughter in Gaza drag on, activists have increasingly sought to expose and condemn the software giant. This week, it appears that the company had to temporarily lock down its headquarters, as protesting workers entered the office of company president Brad Smith to conduct a sit-in.
The protest efforts that took place on Tuesday were also streamed live on Twitch by the protesters, The Verge reports. The protesters entered Smith’s office with banners and noise-makers, shouting, “Brad Smith, you can’t hide, you’re supporting genocide!” A poster visible at the action read: “The People’s Court Summons Bradford Lee Smith on Charges of Crimes Against Humanity,” the outlet notes.
The cops got involved fairly quickly. The Seattle Times writes:
A uniformed member of Microsoft Global Security told a Seattle Times reporter that Building 34 was under lockdown around 2:45 p.
