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Firings For Protesting Israel Contract Were Illegal, Say Ex-Google Workers
A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's Google have filed a complaint with a US labor board claiming the tech company unlawfully fired them for protesting its cloud contract with the Israeli government.
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Google Fires 28 Employees Over Sit-In Protest Against Contract With Israel
Google fired 28 employees following a disruptive sit-down protest over the tech giant's contract with the Israeli government, a Google spokesperson said Thursday
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28 Google Employees Oppose Deal With Israel, Fired
Alphabet Inc.s Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon.com Inc. to provide the Israeli government with AI and cloud services.
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"Proud To Be Fired": Google Engineer Sacked For Protesting Israeli Project
Google has fired an employee who publicly protested the company's involvement with the Israeli military.
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Amid Bengaluru Bandh, Google Asks Employees To Work From Home Today
Calls for protests over a longstanding river water sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have forced global firms including Walmart and Google to ask employees in Bengaluru to work from home on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong Protest Song Disappears From Apple Music, Spotify And Other Platforms
The Hong Kong protest anthem was unavailable on Apple's iTunes Store, Spotify, Facebook, and Instagram's Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunction banning the song outright.
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Google Employees Push Back On Three-Day Return-To-Office Mandate
Google employees are pushing back against the tech giant's mandate that staffers spend at least three days a week in the office.
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Android Phones in Iran Hit With False Quake Alerts Amid Ongoing Nationwide Protests
Users in Iran on Wednesday received false alerts on their Android phones amid nationwide protests. According to the country's deputy chief of cyber police, only Android phones received the alert. Citizens were advised not to leave their homes by the state-run IRNA news agency.
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Instagram Pauses TikTok-Style Redesign After Complaints, Says Shift to Video Inevitable: Report
Instagram head Adam Mosseri told Platfomer’s Casey Newton that the image and video sharing service was pausing its TikTok style redesign. The changes to the service included promoting short-form video, and displaying it full-screen like TikTok, while recommending posts from strangers. The company has seen widespread protests from users, including...
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Google Security Official Accused of Mocking Gay Staffer
Google security team senior manager crudely joked about a company security guard in text messages, part of a pattern of workplace harassment against the gay, Black employee, according to a lawsuit.
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Citizen App Pays Its 'Street Team' Users $25 per Hour to Livestream Crime Scenes, Protests
Citizen app, available on both Android and iOS platforms, is now paying its users in New York to broadcast crime as and when it happens. The app was founded a few years ago by developers sp0n with the objective of bringing transparency to the 911 system. Additionally, it offers its users a set of tools to “keep their communities safe.”
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Google, Microsoft End Their Five-Year Cease-Fire: All You Need to Know
Google and Microsoft recently ended a years-long truce during which they agreed not to aim their substantial lobbying firepower against each other. With regulators around the world threatening to impose limits on the power of the biggest technology companies, the two rivals are now free to step up behind-the-scenes lobbying efforts and public compl...
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Google Drops Engineering Residency After Protests Over 'Systemic Pay Inequities'
Google plans to shut down a long-running programme aimed at entry-level engineers from underrepresented backgrounds after participants said it enforced "systemic pay inequities," according to internal correspondence
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Pakistan Suspends WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Other Social Media Platforms Following Violent Protests
Pakistan on Friday temporarily suspended WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media services to stop their use to organise demonstrations following violent protests in the country.
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Facebook, Google, Twitter, TikTok, Telegram Sued by Russia for Not Deleting Protest Content
Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests.
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Firings For Protesting Israel Contract Were Illegal, Say Ex-Google Workers
A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's Google have filed a complaint with a US labor board claiming the tech company unlawfully fired them for protesting its cloud contract with the Israeli government.
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Google Fires 28 Employees Over Sit-In Protest Against Contract With Israel
Google fired 28 employees following a disruptive sit-down protest over the tech giant's contract with the Israeli government, a Google spokesperson said Thursday
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28 Google Employees Oppose Deal With Israel, Fired
Alphabet Inc.s Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon.com Inc. to provide the Israeli government with AI and cloud services.
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"Proud To Be Fired": Google Engineer Sacked For Protesting Israeli Project
Google has fired an employee who publicly protested the company's involvement with the Israeli military.
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Amid Bengaluru Bandh, Google Asks Employees To Work From Home Today
Calls for protests over a longstanding river water sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have forced global firms including Walmart and Google to ask employees in Bengaluru to work from home on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong Protest Song Disappears From Apple Music, Spotify And Other Platforms
The Hong Kong protest anthem was unavailable on Apple's iTunes Store, Spotify, Facebook, and Instagram's Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunction banning the song outright.
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Google Employees Push Back On Three-Day Return-To-Office Mandate
Google employees are pushing back against the tech giant's mandate that staffers spend at least three days a week in the office.
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Android Phones in Iran Hit With False Quake Alerts Amid Ongoing Nationwide Protests
Users in Iran on Wednesday received false alerts on their Android phones amid nationwide protests. According to the country's deputy chief of cyber police, only Android phones received the alert. Citizens were advised not to leave their homes by the state-run IRNA news agency.
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Instagram Pauses TikTok-Style Redesign After Complaints, Says Shift to Video Inevitable: Report
Instagram head Adam Mosseri told Platfomer’s Casey Newton that the image and video sharing service was pausing its TikTok style redesign. The changes to the service included promoting short-form video, and displaying it full-screen like TikTok, while recommending posts from strangers. The company has seen widespread protests from users, including...
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Google Security Official Accused of Mocking Gay Staffer
Google security team senior manager crudely joked about a company security guard in text messages, part of a pattern of workplace harassment against the gay, Black employee, according to a lawsuit.
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Citizen App Pays Its 'Street Team' Users $25 per Hour to Livestream Crime Scenes, Protests
Citizen app, available on both Android and iOS platforms, is now paying its users in New York to broadcast crime as and when it happens. The app was founded a few years ago by developers sp0n with the objective of bringing transparency to the 911 system. Additionally, it offers its users a set of tools to “keep their communities safe.”
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Google, Microsoft End Their Five-Year Cease-Fire: All You Need to Know
Google and Microsoft recently ended a years-long truce during which they agreed not to aim their substantial lobbying firepower against each other. With regulators around the world threatening to impose limits on the power of the biggest technology companies, the two rivals are now free to step up behind-the-scenes lobbying efforts and public compl...
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Google Drops Engineering Residency After Protests Over 'Systemic Pay Inequities'
Google plans to shut down a long-running programme aimed at entry-level engineers from underrepresented backgrounds after participants said it enforced "systemic pay inequities," according to internal correspondence
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Pakistan Suspends WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Other Social Media Platforms Following Violent Protests
Pakistan on Friday temporarily suspended WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media services to stop their use to organise demonstrations following violent protests in the country.
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Facebook, Google, Twitter, TikTok, Telegram Sued by Russia for Not Deleting Protest Content
Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests.
