After Employee Protests, Microsoft Bans The Word 'Palestinian' In The Company's Internal Email

Microsoft limits the company's internal email (photo: dock. Wikipedia)

JAKARTA Microsoft reportedly blocked words such as Palestine, Gaza, and genocide in its internal email. This blocking is done so that emails with these words do not enter the company's servers.

This screening effort was reported by No Azure apartheid, a group of Microsoft employees who were pro against Palestine. Reporting from India Today, the feature was activated after the company hosted the Microsoft Build 2025.

This annual development event was interrupted by pro-Palestinian workers. When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella filled the keynote speech, an employee criticized the partnership between Microsoft and the Israeli government.

The employee also mentioned Azure technology which is believed to be detrimental to the Palestinian people. Before being taken out of the room, the employee said that he did not want to be involved in genocide.

Groups of pro-Palestinian employees in Microsoft also made various efforts so that the emails they sent were not blocked. One of the actions they took was replacing the word 'a' in the Palestinian word with number four.

Microsoft has yet to provide a statement regarding alleged word restrictions in emails received by the Exhange server. However, the company has stated that Azure's technology does not target any party, including injuring citizens in Gaza.

After conducting an internal review with an external firm, Microsoft stated that there was no evidence of using Azure to harm Gazan society. The company also said it only had "standard commercial relations" with Israel.