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Microsoft blocks emails that contain 'Palestine' after employee protests


Microsoft has made some changes to its email systems

Microsoft employees have discovered that any emails they send with the terms “Palestine” or “Gaza” are getting temporarily blocked from being sent to recipients inside and outside the company. This week’s protests come just days after Microsoft acknowledged its cloud and AI contracts with Israel, but claimed that an internal and external review had found “no evidence” that its tools were used to “target or harm people” in Gaza. A weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe.

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