微软因总统办公室抗议事件解雇两名员工
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微软因总统办公室抗议事件解雇两名员工

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微软因两名员工参与总统布拉德·史密斯办公室内的抗议,要求公司切断与以色列的关系,已将其解雇。

微软已解雇两名参与在公司位于华盛顿雷德蒙德总部总统布拉德·史密斯办公室内抗议活动的员工。此次示威由“反对种族隔离的无Azure”组织发起,呼吁微软终止与以色列军方及政府的合同。

抗议发生于周二,导致包括现任及前微软员工在内的七人被逮捕。公司表示,这两名员工因“严重违反公司政策及行为准则”被解雇,原因包括他们未经授权进入高管办公室及此前在校园内的示威活动。

“反对种族隔离的无Azure”一直积极抗议微软涉嫌与以色列国防军(IDF)合作,尤其针对公司Azure云平台被用于监控目的。该组织要求微软切断与以色列的所有联系,并向巴勒斯坦人提供赔偿。

针对这些指控,微软已通过律师事务所Covington & Burling LLP启动内部审查,调查其技术可能被滥用的情况。总统布拉德·史密斯强调公司致力于维护人权标准,他表示:“我们每天都在努力查明事情的真相。”

此次事件发生在此前因微软与以色列关系引发的抗议和员工解雇之后。今年四月,两名员工在公司50周年庆典上抗议向以色列军方出售人工智能技术后被解雇。

由哈马斯于2023年10月对以色列发动的袭击引发的加沙冲突,导致企业在军事行动中的参与受到更多关注。微软的举措反映了科技公司在全球冲突中平衡商业利益与伦理考量所面临的更广泛挑战。

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