Microsoft announcement highlights complicated relationship between Big Tech and war

Microsoft restricted the Israeli military’s access to some of its technology after it found that Israel’s Defense Ministry was using its services to carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians.

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Microsoft has announced it has disabled the Israeli military’s access to some of the company’s cloud and AI products. The move comes after a company review found that Israel’s defense ministry was using a set of Microsoft services to carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians. In a blog post last week, the tech giant says it does not provide technology to, quote,

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