No Tech for Apartheid: Google Workers Arrested for Protesting Company’s $1.2B Contract with Israel

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Democracy Now! speaks with two of the Google employees who were arrested staging sit-ins on Tuesday at the company’s offices in New York City and in Sunnyvale, California, to protest the tech giant’s work with the Israeli government. Organized by the group No Tech for Apartheid, the protesters are demanding Google withdraw from Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract to provide cloud computing services to the Israeli military. “Google execs basically chose to arrest workers for speaking out against the use of our technology to power the first AI-powered genocide,” says Google software engineer Mohammad Khatami, who was arrested in New York. Google worker-organizer Ray Westrick, who was arrested occupying CEO Thomas Kurian’s office, says “more people are willing to organize and risk their jobs in order to take a stand against complicity in genocide.” We also speak with No Tech for Apartheid organizer and former Google worker Gabriel Schubiner, who calls on the tech industry to divest from Google and Amazon services. “Technology workers actually have a lot of power to shift this paradigm and to remove technology from this deep complicity with the Israeli occupation,” Schubiner says.
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[@davealmighty9638]

I hate to break it to you guys, but Hamas is not a democracy. The irony. 😂😅😂

[@buravan1512]

it was voted in a democratic election.

[@ljt3084]

This tech will be used against anyone who speaks out against Israel. Not just Palestinians.

[@marcoomau]

will not, it is being used.

[@user-kn1uo9uy2i]

Is true , they expect me to only say beautiful things about them.

[@mof5490]

Nice

[@Reikimasterinfja]

When I first saw this... Thought of the movie minority report, Wall E, Black mirror ... Social credit score thru this program... How they'll monitor what you buy and sell, research and read. etc 😲. Pre crime based on searches online 😲

[@mkrmmd1162]

100% facts

[@mymyankee7marrero149]

And today they have all been fired....28

[@lu-vly]

Happy Birthday to me!

[@CAHOBBES]

Good move Google

[@Paul-sk2pc]

😂😂 As a small business owner, I would fire any employee trying to advance their political agenda on my dime. Want to protest in workplace? Go buy your own company and you can do whatever you want. I doubt any legitimate company will hire them after this. The can only work in NGOs now

[@rachelwalmsley5893]

​@@Paul-sk2pcshould come to the uk our doctors and nurses do this on a regular basis 😂😂😂😂

[@Markadown]

@@Paul-sk2pc But you're advancing your political agenda on theirs? This very comment definitely tells me that you're a shitty employer that takes no dissent or wants no discussion with employees. You're the big bad boss and what you say goes. A little dictator who gets off on bossing other people around because it makes you feel strong when in reality you're a weak insecure fraud. Or rather, that is how it always turns out with people who have that viewpoint.

[@stevetalbottofs236]

If asked to leave, its called trespassing, not a sit-in

[@DartLuke]

When Google banned Trump and his supporters, you were fine. Now enjoy your own medicine.

[@jackgrimaldi8685]

Yup! They can go join the unemployment line.

[@miket7184]

So much for DEI hires when someone threatens your bottom line, all bets are off!

[@rosarogers8193]

i am sure google can replace these employees fast, there’s a lot software engineers available and glad to take google job..

[@Paul-sk2pc]

@@rosarogers8193😂 I doubt these are productive employees. Now Google can finally get rid of them 😂

[@robertmarks2379]

3 more only fans accounts will be opened so they can pay rent next week. There goes there career and your self respect

[@IntrovertedABHI]

Now after being fired they can all GOOGLE their next job. 😂

[@prithub.c7173]

Why these people were silent when what Iran, Hamas & Houthi did ? What's your action for what Russia did ? Publicity stunt.

[@yams20241]

Another sympathy seeker .. just put these people behind bars..

[@hahahahaha662]

Why are u here?

[@yams20241]

@@hahahahaha662 for the same reason you are here . Just mind your own business . I have my right for freedom of speech here .

[@hahahahaha662]

@@yams20241 nope. Fascists must be put to a stop.

[@dondobbs9302]

@@yams20241 "I have my right for freedom of speech here" But Google workers who don't want their work being used as a weapon don't. You're a funny little person. (Or just an AI "troll" and not even a person.)

[@mohsinmmir1]

Google is another company that needs to be down sized

[@BobRooney290]

now i know why they didnt hire you, lol. bitter much?

[@charlenefrench5404]

​@BobRooney290 they have been messing with your elections. 🤡

[@tomtube1012]

Google owns youtube. Explains the censorship AI here.

[@carlmilsum7203]

looks like they will have 20 or so less now!

[@sebastianapollodelavega1445]

Once of the founders is Rushan Jewish lol what do you expect

[@5hpE-z9t.i]

FREEDOM of speech in America, where???

[@empsgrr57shulz71]

They didn't get their freedom in their own land to protest against what their govt. supported especially in Islamic countries which is ruled by Jihadists.

[@ShankarSivarajan]

Not so fun when it happens to someone you support, is it? If only someone had told you this was bad when far worse happened to those on the right.

[@talmudovsky]

On the street. Not in the office.

[@baby.goblin]

In the constitution. It needs to be upheld

[@mof5490]

There, you just used it…dummy😂

[@MimiVerbana]

Google started out as the fun little hippy alternative search engine to AOL. Then their maps were cool ...but now its morphed into dystopian nightmare. Too bad YT sold out.

[@undeadpresident]

Was an image change is all. Truth is they were both chosen to be de facto monopolies and got a lot of funding to take that role.

[@Jesse-gr2xo]

funding from who? This is really interesting.​@@undeadpresident

[@Aurora-jw4qf]

Yeah if they don’t go with your propaganda anymore you’ll say whatever, google is not in your side KZbin is not on your side X is not on your side, general population of all countries are not on your side and the reason is people like you who want to see them suffer

[@b.bailey8244]

yeah... Absorbed by google! "you will be assimilated"

[@Tjuc_]

It was always a business, they only care about money lol

[@Vbelle8]

Thank you for posting this. I never would have known.

[@Reikimasterinfja]

I lost one of my KZbin channels talking about this

[@PauloAdriano-zo2ng]

Did you get ready to *RRRRRRRUMBLE* ? 🤔

[@Reikimasterinfja]

@@PauloAdriano-zo2ng this is my fourth channel now..😧 I'm not on any other platform bcz I'm already Shadow banned on those too...is rumble a free speech zone

[@PauloAdriano-zo2ng]

@@Reikimasterinfja You should check it out. Lots of other KZbinrs like Jackson Hinckle switched over to Rumble.

[@ruthokelley5833]

How can the average citizen stand up to these billionaires who own what we have become accustomed to…and need in our daily life?

[@wxxw-pc7qq]

Since they do not have a job now , "They are free to go and fight in gaza the hated jews, but nooooo they are cowards "

[@1018hb]

Freedom of speech is not too free. It was meant to do something good. Not telling your company to fire us

[@meanwolverine4573]

Employment isn't a democracy. Employment is an agreement to perform specified duties as agreed upon when hired, under a company's policy. Disgruntled? Don't let the door hit your big ass!

[@bfrandsen1]

Arrested and terminated. Now you will be blacklisted too.

[@debanjanghoshdastidar8970]

Arrested by police or Google?

[@bfrandsen1]

@@debanjanghoshdastidar8970 how can google arrest people? That doesn't even make any sense.

[@nitinjadhav298]

Nice

[@undeadpresident]

Everyone who speaks against Israel gets blacklisted anyway because Zionists run the USA. Zionist mafia is the "deep state" everyone talks about. They are having trouble now though because you can't sanction everyone or you effectively sanction yourself, and people are waking up to their true nature.

[@sweeleongng333]

Arrested by police and blacklisted by google. They will be hard to find job later on.

[@luciboras]

Technology can give us comfort and convenience, but also able to do great harm. First it was a big stick, bat, knives, swords, guns, bombs, atomic bombs, now A.I. technologies. I will be using other search engines.

[@mme3162]

Why not respect google for doing the right thing for once?

[@lucaskp16]

yet you are here in yt giving them money. unless you live offline you are a Google or Microsoft or amazon income source.

[@MontyMM27]

@@lucaskp16well that’s sounds like complete control don’t it and the people allowed it!!!

[@Bavafa1]

Utmost respect to these young and smart people who are refusing to lend a hand in this genocide.

[@troy3637]

Get it right the only genocide that was committed was by hamas and Iran so get it right

[@andrejpetrovic8240]

@@troy3637 Well its the ISrael who is killing civilians left and right across the whole middle east. So, Israel and its puppet USA are the terrorist states. One thing I might add, that Austrian painter didn't do the great job, and the funny thing is that Israel is doing to other what has been done to them by the same painter. Sad!

[@PhoenixSerenity]

​@@troy3637Zionist LIES!

[@carlmilsum7203]

yep no one wants to help Hamas or Palestinian people with river to the sea nonsense!

[@deepmishra9940]

They're from death to America gang

[@emiliobello2538]

Many kids have always wanted to work for Google, now in these days they would reconsider

[@nathalieanderegg2033]

are you out of your mind ?? nobody should accept to work in duplicity with genocide ..... a simple message says a lot about the person who write it .... reconsider ??

[@emiliobello2538]

@@nathalieanderegg2033 before they found this out I mean.

[@carlmilsum7203]

looks like they will have some new openings as these fools will be fired for sure1

[@nathalieanderegg2033]

@@emiliobello2538 I didn't understand...be more specific

[@shadmansudipto7287]

​@@nathalieanderegg2033your English isn't very good.

[@martintorrescervantes2826]

Good , they should go to Gaza and stay in Gaza ! MTC

[@user-xy1uo7pj3g]

I hope no Company hires them

[@ao284]

Right back at you

[@CAHOBBES]

With this on their resume, they won't find work in the USA, maybe Hamas might hire them, and they can move to Gaza

[@nholmes86]

well said 👍

[@Crowned921]

@@CAHOBBESyou all love doxing people. 😂😂😂 it won’t last forever. 😂😂😂😂

[@srisubiyanti2211]

no, on the contrary, many companies/communities will want to work with them, because they have integrity, courage and honesty.. they don't keep quiet when they see "potential crime and injustice" in front of them... why can Israel do whatever they want to commit crimes against humanity and no one stops it? because many good people are silent and don't care... even though in the end the damage caused by Israel's behavior can impact them too, those who are silent, those who support... Remember, no power on earth is eternal

[@berniediedricks5681]

❤️🇿🇦South Africa 30yrs democracy free from Apartheid, THANK YOU WORLD! ❤❤❤

[@nicholausbuthmann1421]

Yes, I agree but, don't replace "Apartheid With Classism". As "JOHANNESBURG" is the epitomy of Class Bigotry now ! "UNION'S FOR ALL DIAMOND & PLATINUM MINERS" !

[@SocialistParadise]

Yup. And s disaster. No electricity. No water. No trains. No municipal services. No harbours. The ANC has destroyed the country.

[@Robert.David.]

unless you are a white farmer ...

[@semsemeini7905]

South Africa is an economic basket case with high crime. Can't walk at night.

[@KenanTurkiye]

My country Turkiye has many times proposed that we muslims establish a peace keeping force and have our selves established in bases in Jordan and the region, but Arab countries have so far succummed to foreign pressures and not accepted such an offer, as yet. To all the Arab brothers and sisters; without falling out of Islamic etiquitte and manners, and without endangering yourselves or others, please rally your leaders/governments, so we can get together and do what's needed to stop all this, ...condemnation, throwing an aid pallet or two from airplanes and posing for the cameras for the media isn't right, we need to establish a peace keeping force to stop the brutality. We need to show a steady force, we need to first unite, please don't just watch, be active in your countries.... ....and all nations can join in on this peace keeping force, from all corners of the world, all beliefs, because this is about SANITY against INSANITY !

[@grammasgardenofideas5081]

Kudos to our youth who see and stand up. thank you for being an example

[@DickGrayson-rq8xs]

Hello 👋 friend how are you doing today 😃 hope am not bothering you??😊

[@IdunilBandara-rj9uf]

​hi Dick Gray Son 😊

[@DickGrayson-rq8xs]

@@IdunilBandara-rj9uf hello how are you doing today ??

[@satyanagaraja5982]

while you retain your cushy job wherever... these 'youth' will get old being shunned by every employer they would like to work for. And what do they get in return? kudos from hypocrites like you

[@asohanthevarajah-nn2zx]

Stupidity. Now jobless

[@SteamyBun]

"The first AI-powered genocide" how chilling. I worked at Google, I know how the majority of employees are terrified/simply not interested in risking their cushy jobs to speak up about anything. Speaking up about deals with China (i.e. Project Dragonfly) is one thing because anti-China sentiment is so much more accepted in the U.S. But speaking out against Israel? These people deserve SO MUCH respect for taking a stand and risking their positions. Sending them SO much love and respect. And shame on Google.

[@user-ny1ux1hz8u]

The minute you hear someone use the term "genocide" for the massacre in Gaza, you know they haven't the faintest idea what they're talking about. They've read nothing about the Yazidis in Syria, Nagoro-Karabah, the Armenian genocide, Srebrenica, Burundi and Rwanda, the anti-jewish pogroms in the Arab world that led to the departure of 96% of jews from arab countries.... No one with perspective on other historic events or context on the situation can honestly call this a genocide.

[@davidarango4679]

Google is a business last I checked, correct? A privately owned company, correct? They have the right to fire whom ever they please. Especially insabordanent employees who are actually being one side, and antisemitic. Or did these employees forget what happened on the 7th of October that started this whole tragedy. Because I most certainly haven't. They want to talk about "genocide" then lets get the whole picture shall we? Who crossed the border into who's country and killed innocent unarmed civilians in their own homes and decappitated babies in their cribs? Who killed how many people during the Nova music festival on that day and gang raped young women? How many people were taken hostage back to Gaza? Plus, as of this posting how many people are still being held hostage in Gaza? Lets be transparent about this shall we? Talk about being one side and bias. WOW?! This is antisemitism incognito if ever there was. And the media is going along with it.

[@pinkpickledcauliflower9]

@@user-ny1ux1hz8u Don't use other genocides to justify this one thanks

[@ifind_Ubuy]

It's a job , go to work, clock out and go home. They deserve to be jobless. Don't bite the hand that feeds, if they really wanted to protest they should have just quit but I bet they cashed those checks every Friday. Hypocrites

[@davealmighty9638]

They all got fired. 😂

[@melissavancleave8686]

Free hostages.

[@feloniousbutterfly]

Use Firefox instead of Chrome and Ecosia instead of Google! Good for these protesters. History is with you!

[@nellyjane21]

Can I use Firefox on apple gear ?

[@stymiewilliams4465]

Chrome is a part of Google.

[@roonick9269]

why are you on you tube as it owned by google?

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

Use KZbin vanced or brave browser, Google only makes money from ads and services. 😂

[@ggwhhbb1822]

@@roonick9269 to reach out to people.

[@janiceshugantini14]

Ask them to look for another job

[@adityaanand.]

Excellent work by Google, business should never be mixed with politics and cult ideologies of Islamists. They are a company, and they have to provide salaries and profits to their employees and Shareholders. 👏🏻👏🏻If they want to protest then resign from the company because a business will not suffer for your cause.

[@lailashoukat714]

Would u say the same if God forbid Israel was invading India and God forbid ur loved ones suffered?

[@lailashoukat714]

Free free palestine 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸

[@SV-wu2my]

​@@lailashoukat714why would Israel invade India? Dont talk like stupid leftist. These protesting employees should know clearly. If they are in Google, they should do justice to their hob. If not interested, they can as well leave and do whatever they want.

[@KBfin...]

Google employees are fortunate to express their voices because they live in the Western world and work for Western companies. This is not the case in other parts of the world, particularly in the Arab world, where even employees of this media cannot freely express democratic ideas in the country where the media is based.

[@Bengal2923]

AND THOSE ARABIANS ARE GIVING LECTURE TO WESTERN CIVILIZATION

[@CloudNetworking]

They were arrested because they chose to sit in peacefully. How are they fortunate ?

[@animuxhm2509]

​@@CloudNetworking I don't believe that's what he meant. If you clearly know what other countries do to the protesters.

[@blakelevi4006]

@@CloudNetworkingyou can not sit on private property and cause work disturbance. This has nothing to do with democracy, it is anarchy 😅

[@KBfin...]

@@animuxhm2509 Thanks for reply. You are right; I framed the comment in the context of freedom of speech and protest. Al-Jazeera employees do not enjoy the same freedom of expression as those at Google, and Qatar is a monarchy, in other words, autocratic. If Qatar had democracy and freedom, we could hear many opinions from various Qatari people.

[@birdiemiller4219]

Google is guilty of so much more! Those interested: DR Congo, Africa cobalt mines; where young children have been used brutally to mine for cobalt, for decades. And, not all blame lays with local African government, which can be bought/bribed for 100m or so.

[@HShango]

Google (smh) there is no good word I can ever say about them

[@BobRooney290]

@@HShango Islam...there is no good word i can ever say about them.

[@shocker1215]

China owns most those mines but that doesn’t stop you from buying Apple products that are made in China with slave labor.

[@HShango]

@@BobRooney290 who told you I support islam 🤨, support the idea of a two state where both Jews and Arabs can live. I'm not exactly sure why you hate islam. Nonetheless that is your silly business

[@doubletap1663]

Yet, Russia is Africa spreading propaganda.

[@njala3038]

No politics at work. Everyone knows that. If you're good at what you do, you'll spend your time working. Do what you want in your own time.

[@tanmin8268]

Can we protest being US citizens since our tax money goes to this war as well?

[@Baraz_Red]

Humanity will indeed not remain idle. If the genocide continues, along with threats of war with Iran, I think governments in the Western world will be surprised by how ordinary people will block the war machine, how countless people will become new activists and resist in all sorts of ways. - Quebec City/Canada

[@IloveJinnah]

Freedom of speech is selective to assist the elites.

[@nicklang7670]

I completely agree with this.

[@truthismycause2800]

Freedom of speech does not apply to your working place, nor it means freedom from consequences of speech. You kids were not taught about how freedom of speech works, where it applies, nor you were taught any boundaries or proper professional conduct. Your job isn't your college, your employee pays you to do a job, not to slack on your duties and enact political sit-ins in the work place on working hours. You want to protest, you can use your free speech rights on your free time and in public places which Goggle isn't one. It's a private entity and pays you to WORK! Don't agree with the company policy, quit and find another job. That's how the real world and free speech work. Your parents failed miserably at curbing your whims and teaching you proper conduct. You can wear a bikini at the beach, you can't wear it in a working place. Free speech is the same, it has its proper places.

[@cleoniceribeiro9868]

Aq n Bresil a Elite usa pra denigrar o paiz Nunca vi um povo d mais valor a outro país igual ao gado Brasileiro Vergonhoso 🤑

[@nicklang7670]

@@truthismycause2800 billionaires work at the beach… This is about a genocidal A.I. If you do not get to have an opinion at your job then get a new job. Most people agree it is not the other way around. Workers who are told not to think for themselves are slaves.

[@faniarethas2716]

@@truthismycause2800 What you describe is a work environment between a master and a slave! Just because you pay me, you have the right to abuse me on my beliefs. Where have you been? Even in companies there are unions, dude. Capitalism without working ethics is a fascism. Life is not only about money Mr. Monopoly!

[@bossgoogle]

Did any of them protested Oct 7th?

[@bisoahmad9067]

how about the 75 years before October 7th? or they don't count?!

[@bossgoogle]

@@bisoahmad9067 What did they achieve for last 75 years, since you brought it up? Zero achievement. Keep living in the past.

[@XYtrumpsXX]

​@@bisoahmad9067how about the 1400 year reign of terror

[@one4metoday]

Now they are free to protest full time 😂

[@lavendereucalyptus3225]

Google has always been US state department complicit contractor , its policy aligns with US foreign policy.

[@TheBrownMan75]

Keep crying.

[@-------_________----------]

Thats logical

[@niveax6112]

Google is having problems even its search engine is not as good as it used to be. I am not sure how a perfectly functioning search engine does not function as its used to be.

[@LaneVermilion]

Because they aren't interested in showing you what you were looking for. They are showing you what they want you to be looking for.

[@rick_222]

The hiring of leftists controlling the results and censoring information to protect their political side(leftism).

[@moegreene3630]

Sounds like an ad hominem attaxk

[@CAHOBBES]

Sounds like you better Google it, you more on.

[@kristaveloso3624]

And yet here you are using a Google-operated platform. The irony, right?

[@eugenecheong8411]

Israel is not an apartheid state. 20% of Israelis are Arabs, and they are doing very well, thank you very much. There are 10 Arab leaders in the Israeli parliament or Knesset. An Arab judge sits in the Supreme Court. When I was there, the owners of hotels and tour buses were all Arab. Jewish tour guides work for their Arab bosses. They seem to get along.

[@michael-m]

Educate yourself, people. You don't have a First Amendment right in a private workplace. So frankly, you got what deserve.

[@uniquebreakfasttaco]

I find it hilarious

[@aussiepedo122]

Pro Palestine=pro shit. That is hilarious😅😅

[@azulblue3802]

yeah who cares, it is much better to support d eath and mass acre... Sarcasm

[@azulblue3802]

I guess is much better to support those who support g'no cide. We all enjoy certain freedoms because other had the boll'cks to fight for them, otherwise we will still be in the middle ages.

[@la6136]

They protested knowing that they would get fired obviously. They did this for attention which was smart because it worked. Even you are paying attention.

[@zildamorais1108]

I get emotional when I see young people taking risks in solidarity with the oppressed. They are young and they are the future, I remain hopeful. Solidarity with the oppressed is what makes us humans! Keep going!

[@truthismycause2800]

Now they can do sit-ins all day long inside their tent under the bridge because they lost their jobs. Fools

[@VP-km1ru]

they look like exactly how i imagined. lol...Trump 2024, FJB!

[@fmartin59]

Oppressed? Palis are the largest welfare queens on Earth! Israel has an actual economy.

[@alyanton2157]

Congratulations 🎊🎉🎈TO GEN-Z generations KIDS! TAKE A STAND against injustices, discrimination, bullying, AND crimes against humanity.

[@truthismycause2800]

GenZ is a disgrace that doesn't even understand how free speech works, nor they have any nor professional manners or working ethics. They were slacking on their duties and causing disruption of the company's operations. They're lucky if the company doesn't sue them which Google totally should to teach these immature zoomers how to act professionally. Dont agreee with the company's policies? Quit your job, find a new one and protest on your free time and public spaces which Google isn't one. Good luck delivering food for UberEats because no serious tech company will hire them lol

[@Aaryan-py4mg]

These people should be blacklisted from the tech companies and should be made example of. They fail the basic thought process that Google is the company they work for, the place where they earn from. Your job is to go and work there instead of doing this bullshit, and if you are such a person who just cannot agree with the company policy just resign and leave.

[@marcusakers7245]

Support Israel

[@naziirani2773]

I found the petition and signed it. NO TECHNOLOGY FOR APARTHEID!!!!

[@arcoiris_sky]

where is the petition? We'd love to sign too!

[@truthismycause2800]

You need to learn the meaning of "apartheid". I suggest you Google it, and the pun is ofc intended 👶🤡

[@truthismycause2800]

Google will use your tantrum petition to wipe their obscenely wealthy butts😂😂😂

[@What-kw6ox]

@@arcoiris_skyI google (the irony) “google against genocide petition “

[@luisnieves8242]

hahahahaha,Clown !!!

[@IamHumanWoman]

Only 9 employees have INTEGRITY????!! 💔

[@tomtube1012]

Not many people are willing to lose their jobs and livelihoods over this. Some have families that rely on them.

[@kafiruddinmulhiddeen2386]

Everyone is scared of these crazies.

[@CHIEF_420]

​​@@kafiruddinmulhiddeen2386Babuinos que están demasiado miedo de personas ignorantes = 🪦 (en actualidad jajaja)

[@timdrayton4956]

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

[@ESO529]

@@doubletap1663 Going by your childish statement I assume Russia is also responsible for your corn on the little toe as well as for your cognitive inability?

[@sicks6six]

these children who were scooped up by tech firms like Google straight from college after completing totally worthless degree courses will now find out what it is like to be unemployed and unemployable, they have no skills to offer anyone and tech firms all share personnel files with each other, these are the kids who told the steelworkers in Illinois who got laid off they deserved being laid off because they were dinosaurs and should learn how to code if they wanted jobs, well guess what those steelworkers all took back on when the Chinese bought that steel plant and you will be flipping burgers for $5o a day if your lucky, these sacked workers seem to think they own the technology and they can decide who buys and uses it, they are just replaceable expendable employees if they want to make these decisions they need to set up and finance a tech firm. any firm that has employees who refuse to do as asked will sack them and get someone to replace them who will do as they are asked,

[@kaizen960]

Kudos! They dont want to support a genocide!

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - If Google/Amazon/Corporates - Support,Aid a State whose policies are - Starvation,Death Camps,Gas Chambers/White Phosphorus,Pogroms,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Pro Democracy or Pro Nazi?

[@truthismycause2800]

Now they can find a job at serving kebabs that will put up with their immature tantrums and improper conduct. Shouldn't apply for McD nor Starbucks tho.

[@User9681e]

Then why they use genocidal chants like from the river to the seaamd lying that Israel is an apartheid

[@Obit0bi]

​@@User9681er u an idiot? Aparthied: a system of legalized racial segregation that takes away one racial group's civil and political rights Synonym:Israel😅

[@User9681e]

@@Obit0bi give me one proof Israeli Arab or any race has less civil rights Muslims are our parliament members Actually the state pays Muslims an exclusive scholarship to help them get better jobs

[@suhailturgman4915]

Its a mad mad mad world

[@TheCatbert2010]

These young programmers are like Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting" The scene of why you should not work for the NSA.

[@JohnSavage1984]

This is how apartheid was defeated in Sth Africa. First by unions, general public and later by countries boycotting SA.

[@Chosen1JayD]

The difference America is the wealthiest most powerful nation right now

[@jasonj778]

All of them just got fired .😂😂 they will be replaced by 28 others who would die to work for google . Next time think before you bite the hand that feeds you . 🇺🇸 ❤ 🇮🇱

[@klam77]

you cannot say the word "boycott" in democracy! Not allowed! watch it.

[@americanronin5223]

Israel is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and pluralistic democracy. Islamic states are theocracies that outlaw pluralism and liberalism.... the world is upside down.

[@saltydog4333]

South Africa is far poorer of a nation, also have you seen South Africa lately 😬

[@doreengordon1475]

Thank you you people for speaking up. This needs to be made known!! Please continue to stand up to GREEDY BULLIES!

[@truthismycause2800]

May this be a lesson that your job isn't your college and acting up on your whims gets you fired because you're paid to do a job, not to protest like in college. You weren't taught any boundaries nor professional manners to know your job will not put up with your tantrums and immature whims and you'll get fired for improper conduct.

[@Tony-pk6ql]

ROFL

[@mperez2730]

Now they will face the consequences for their entitlement. That is not a public space and they have learned a lesson. Good luck to them getting jobs elsewhere now.

[@nonisidharta1545]

With the current job market, they are replaceable.

[@user-tb2ih2mc4c]

I respect this young brave moral generation.

[@grammasgardenofideas5081]

faith in our youth allows me to breathe. new ways in everything must/will come into being

[@chingachgook9]

The correct term is "useful idiots."

[@truthismycause2800]

@@grammasgardenofideas5081 You can't have any faith in a youth that was not taught how freedom of speech works, where it applies, nor you were taught any boundaries or proper professional conduct. Freedom of speech does not apply to your working place, nor it means freedom from consequences of speech. Your job isn't your college, your employee pays you to do a job, not to slack on your duties and enact political sit-ins in the work place on working hours. You want to protest, you can exercise your free speech rights on your free time and in public places which Goggle isn't one. It's a private entity and pays you to WORK! Don't agree with the company policy? Quit and find another job. That's how the real world and free speech work. Your parents and educators failed miserably at teaching you about boundaries, civics, proper professional conduct and working ethics, that's why you think you can do in the work place the same you did in college or in your mom's home where she allowed you to draw tantrums and push your whims. May this be a lesson how the real world works. Nobody is forced to put up with your spoiled brat unprofessional slacking behaviour.

[@TheBrownMan75]

Bullshit generation. Lol.

[@Pegasus384]

Respect for people standing up to genocide. Humanity is more important than a job at Google They are on the right side of history

[@user-ny1ux1hz8u]

You don't know what the word "genocide" means. You heard someone else use it and you're brainlessly parroting their words. The minute you hear someone use the term "genocide" for the massacre in Gaza, you know they haven't the faintest idea what they're talking about. They've read nothing about the Yazidis in Syria, Nagoro-Karabah, the Armenian genocide, Srebrenica, Burundi and Rwanda, the anti-jewish pogroms in the Arab world that led to the departure of 96% of jews from arab countries.... No one with perspective on other historic events or context on the situation can honestly call this a genocide.

[@bunjijumper5345]

As someone who grew up in Algeria, you certainly do not know what genocide is. Palestinians are not a specific people.

[@bavery6957]

Utmost respect to these people of conscience willing to put their money where their mouth is. You KNOW they are going to lose their jobs over this....

[@CAHOBBES]

They have NO idea of what they are involved in.

[@VirtualTeds]

Google dropped the "Don't" from their vision statement long ago.

[@al28854]

the suffering of those former google techs, having to tolerate the daily working conditions with the daily free wall of candy and ice cream stationed on every floor, free full service café, free bowling alley, free nursery day care for their lil babies, free gym with actual human fitness instructors (including Yoga), free 'life coach' sessions, free parking with EV charging, free laundry and dry cleaning services, etc. etc. Just absolute torture.

[@anjelojoseph2772]

😂😂😂

[@kaeligred]

Life is not only materialism. It's values first. Money second, except for the evils.

[@darrynrousseauhollifield619]

those benefits do not negate the fact that google is making technology to kill people, and promote censorship, and punish people for speaking out

[@LeisureClubFashion]

And they sacrificed their livelihood and all of these perks because they have moral values. I know its hard to imagine for some.

[@ssvemuri]

I applaud these young folks for their courage and acting in accord with the dictates of their conscience. I sincerely hope the courage and idealism lasts as they grow older.

[@Alpharizzchad]

Move to Gaza and post your job opportunities for the people that caused the problem . Why has not one person on the show say. This happened due to the War that Hamas started for the money for the mullahs in Iran deal with it. One sided story telling. People of the world know it was Israel before Mohammad was even born read your Quran.Mohammd wrote it in Hebrew and sand script. And when Muslims would have a law problem. They looked to the Talmud for a legal answer. For help.

[@mme3162]

I hope not they r losers

[@berniediedricks5681]

❤UN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS 4 ALL ❤

[@RC-no3dr]

No thanks. We didn’t vote for a dictatorship. Dissolve the UN. UN is a joke

[@silvarajoomuniandy4316]

Is thete human rights in Islamic countries

[@1223hbzhz]

For those who are blaming Google, almost all big companies have these policies and they can take action against you. So never skip reading policies of your company which most employees skip.

[@mauricerajczyk7052]

Now they can use Google to find a new job, LOL

[@Helios--]

I appreciate the stand they're taking here but I do wonder why (knowing google's history) anyone would choose to work for google in the first place. Still, kudos to them for taking a stand.

[@grammasgardenofideas5081]

$$$$$

[@HShango]

​​@@grammasgardenofideas5081nah, it's morals. Picking money is the easy route, these workers at Google know better and yet they let money dictate their lives. Smh

[@BobRooney290]

the protesters are not actual workers. clearly they have too much time on their hands. and they are not very bright. why would they choose to work for a jewish owned company only to retaliate against them?

[@gfys756]

​@@HShangoMorals are subjective.

[@whizzie3928]

@@HShango There are degrees to what you find acceptable. These people have to also play the game of capitalistic society. You can't fault them for using their skill to advance their life. The fact that they even protested(loosing their job) speaks to their moral compass and how they are not soulless people.

[@MartinHermans-dw3is]

Anybody who can protest with a sit in at their employer and still has job has privilege far above the masses of workers.

[@DickGrayson-rq8xs]

Hello 👋 friend how are you doing today 😃 hope am not bothering you??😊

[@BobRooney290]

trust me, they wont have jobs next week. "placed on leave" means fired.

[@luciboras]

A non-compete clause is a contractual term between an employer and a worker that blocks the worker from working for a competing employer, or starting a competing business, typically within a certain geographic area and period of time after the worker's employment ends.

[@m0ose0909]

those are generally un-enforceable - though they may find it hard to find work for other obvious reasons - they are a threat to any business that is dumb enough to hire them.

[@joevonash3699]

I thank these caring people for creating a certain number of jobs at the cost of their well-being.

[@user-ub5zu5yh9e]

GOOGLE could Do so much to help The poor suffering Palestine people 🇵🇸. BLESS ALL THE SUFFERING PALESTINE PEOPLE 🇵🇸 .Thank you all Brave people standing up for Justice ⚖ 🙏

[@BobRooney290]

why? the founders are jewish. why would they help their enemy that will attack their own people?

[@Michael-du2fv]

Google doesn't help poor people though.

[@user-od5sh1ck5g]

None of these people say to stop hamas! So they are in favor of this. It’s awful and this world needs peace!

[@untamedVagabond]

Not once these lunatics said hamas should be stopped. So no support.

[@captainchaoscow]

What about the Rojinga or the Kurds. Armenians got expelled from Karabakh. You don't think about them. Nobody likes hypocrisy.

[@loveguitar2x]

One thing I never understand is the Rainbow LGBTQ flag in these protests. 😂 as someone who comes from Islamic country, these people are lost.

[@daleviker5884]

Yep, we are witnessing a time in history when being even more stupid seems like a good plan to stupid people.

[@noless]

99% of palestinians thinks that homosexuality should be illegal.

[@thomasjones4570]

Leftism is a cult so it makes perfect sense. Leftists stand for nothing real, they do this to LOOK as if they do so yes, people that would be murdered in the streets will still side with them because the rest of the cult is siding with them.

[@moiseshuerta3984]

I guess LGBTQ could go the other way and support the bombing and starving of kids. Would that make better sense to you?

[@prikkeldraad7112]

Around 10% of any population around the world is gay. That includes the population of Palestine. Unless Israeli missiles and bombs magically avoid killing gay Palestinians, supporting the ethnic cleansing of Palestine is anti-lgbt.

[@mariob6145]

I feel sorry for these indoctrinated and manipulated young people. They have no idea of the hidden strings that pull their childish reasoning, nor the kinds of evil they help to maintain. They will most certainly continue to live at home with their parents with no real career opportunities, for they do not know right from wrong. What a pity for their own parents who have sacrificed themselves to give them an education that has produced no real fruit. "By their fruits you shall know them".

[@markmullen6458]

I feel sorry for you, for you were once young, and unfortunately your parents brainwashed you, forget about religion, the old war mongers like nyetenahu, biden, UK, France and Germany will eventually get sick of all this, as Madiba once said the enemy's of our enemy's are not our enemy's

[@jpnu8475]

You are in a free country, go work somewhere else and respect others' work space.

[@pambromley7481]

Solidarity

[@srsmopar3808]

Nope.

[@x-shift8937]

It’s not about Palestine or Israel. It’s about the fact that they’re paying you quite handsomely to do what engineers do and not only were you not doing it you were impeding your coworkers from doing theirs as well as making them feel unsafe. It’s amazing how that doesn’t register in their minds.

[@Pete-ui2un]

Good. If you want to protest,don't do it during work on workplace property. If the host thinks this is okay you're wrong. Retaliation? Lol. You either broke a company rule or broke the law. Quit whining. You should be black listed from the tech industry.

[@lightbodyvehicle]

Thank you sooo much for this extremely important information. I had no idea. Our world is so terrifying right now. I am so disgusted at the evil of our country and the billionaires contributing to the absolute horrors of our world. SHAME

[@truthismycause2800]

How is Google contributing to anything between Israel and Gaza?

[@ThunderDog97]

@@truthismycause2800 You should actually "watch" the video you're commenting on and you wouldn't have to ask that redundant question.

[@truthismycause2800]

@@ThunderDog97 I did. They were spouting nonsense.

[@ArleeStarr]

@@truthismycause2800 "Spouting nonsense"? Time to change your profile name. 'cause it is not.

[@TD1237]

​@@truthismycause2800Watch it again but actually pay attention then. I'm sure you're not incapable of understanding something so basic.

[@Bicasso]

There's are female arabs who hold positions of power in Israeli government. Can you say the same about Palestine?

[@amvet_gwot1969]

What does that have to do with genocide?

[@KohalaLover]

So? There have been 14,000 children murdered by Israel in Gaza since Oct 7. I’m no fan of organized religion, all three of the big ones are sick. It is immoral and deviant to kill innocents regardless of their beliefs.

[@SaxPanther]

Oh, I guess that justifies all the child murder then!

[@polpol1005]

gotta give some credit to Google employees who were arrested staging sit-ins at the company’s offices to protest the tech giant’s work with the Israeli government

[@sanjayp7027]

Does not matter when United States itself is giving aid .

[@Aurora-jw4qf]

She’s sitting in bosses office not moving when told to and calling it a protest. You do it and tell me how it goes. This is insane if you really thinks it’s okay

[@gsp3428]

Why didnt they just quit if they actually cared enough. Nobody ever takes responsibility for their actions, if you arent doing your job and protesting against your company, then they probably dont want or need you. Go take your services and protests somewhere else.

[@la6136]

Because then no one would know why they quit.......the point of the protest is to get attention and it obviously worked. There are lots of slow people in this comment section.....

[@gsp3428]

@@la6136 No the reason they didnt quit, is because they wanted that paycheck. They didnt know they would get fired. They still actualy believe they are entitled to work there. It has nothing to do with getting attention for the cause, we all know about it. If you feel strongly enough about something and you have integrity, you just say I wont be apart of it and leave, but they didnt do that, they wanted their money.

[@user-rx1ex6vl4u]

The actions of this young people in tech and their bravery to speak up is very hopeful. I applaud their work and human sense of ethics.

[@HShango]

Google (lack of morals)

[@user-zq7zb6ew8p]

Google is good.

[@TD1237]

​@@user-zq7zb6ew8pUntil they start using this AI to tarrget you, then you'll change your tone.

[@meownhouse8809]

The problem is that they made too many diversity hires

[@MRoROBOT]

Don't talk about moral on the big tec company their job is to make money and don't break the law

[@MontyMM27]

@@MRoROBOTthat’s funny because google has lost multiple lawsuits about invading peoples privacy even when the persons incognito was on!!! SMH

[@michaeladoyo8702]

Do they understand they are discussing this information on TV? Did they not sign confidential and intellectual property agreement when onboarding. This generation is just dumb. Smh

[@xoberonx]

Everyone should ask their Google ai about participating in genocide and how it feels about that. "Hey, Google.."

[@carlhopkinson]

I salute these brave principled techies.

[@truthismycause2800]

They can be brave at delivering food for UberEats and living in a tent under a bridge where they can do all the sit-ins they want🤣

[@srsmopar3808]

LOL their new jobs "You want fries with that?"

[@luisnieves8242]

you mean dreckies.

[@Ghost-sz2qm]

Hahah…. brave. Ok. These are the same techies who were all for censoring people who didn’t fall inline with the woke sjw movements. Now they will feel what it’s like to be silenced. Y’all voted and enabled all of this

[@tempacc9589]

Thank you to those that take a stand!

[@MichElle-zc9tu]

now they are all standing outside the gates of Google rowdy to join the unemployment lot.

[@captainchaoscow]

Just lobby for their own people. They don't do this for the kurds, who still suffer.

[@UnOeufff]

corporations need to stay out of politics. people you go to work not to spread your beliefs or agendas.

[@SecretSev7en]

Google can hire people overseas and save money due to different labor cost get the same result so loosing this woke employee is not gonna affect google

[@Humane_1]

Thanks for speaking out despite all the risks. Humanity is above all and prevails!!! -from an Asian!

[@CAHOBBES]

lame

[@nholmes86]

are you sure you are asian lol

[@CrakenFlux]

Humanity is not above all, and that kind of stupid ethnocentric thinking has led to the brutal abuse of our planet, there being no planet B...this specie is a cancer on the planet. Not Top Predator for nothing... instruct yourself and read J B Calhoun's paper on consequences of overpopulation in rats in over 50 experiments over 50 years. Not one colony survived. they reached a maximum and then rapid collapse to zero. They turned against themselves. as are we, if you read the news. And by the way, bud, GOD IS ABOVE ALL AND PREVAILS.

[@thebrain7441]

One word and one word only, INCORRECT.

[@jorgarb]

Please fire these type employees with these issues. Outsource the jobs to India. Plenty Indians will do much better job at a fraction of the american salary. Plenty of software engineers and IT professionals in India. Google building is in Bangalore, India.

[@AmirmasoudGhadimi]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 stop the genocide!

[@TheJorrry]

Free Palestine from Hamas🇵🇸

[@empsgrr57shulz71]

From Iran

[@nicholausbuthmann1421]

You're a BOT. COMEBACK when you're a live person ! PLUS SHOW "GRATITUDE" towards these Techies for sacrificing BOTH Their Job's & Freedom For Palestine !

[@nicholausbuthmann1421]

​@@TheJorrryALL FASCISTS SUCK BALLS. IDF & HAMAS ARE THE SAME !

[@nicholausbuthmann1421]

​​@@empsgrr57shulz71"Hey Dummy". If you wanna fight Iran, go for it "on your own" but, the majority of American Citizen's HAVE NO INTEREST IN SUCH !

[@ryankelley5160]

You are free to say whatever you want. Just as how you are free to face, it's consequence.

[@salamander337]

Why don't these people protest to Hamas for a peace talk and to release the hostages?

[@mar-hs4ql]

No tech for crimes

[@jayjackson9386]

All the respect for those young professionals who sacrifice for the defense of Palestinians rights

[@truthismycause2800]

Now that they lost their jobs they can stage pro-Hamas sit-ins all day long in their tents under a brigde😂😂😂

[@gsp3428]

they didnt sacrifice, they would have quit, if they were sacrificing.

[@bar10ml44]

There is nothing professional about these idiots. Evil exists everywhere but this is directed at hatred of Israel.

[@chefboyrgee4142]

”they would rather arrest us, than have leadership engage in our demands” what a statement, I guess she thought she ran shit lmao I would’ve fired her too

[@satyanagaraja5982]

The tension in her face showed as she made those comments. Perhaps her parents admonished her for bringing them shame, and warned her that she would lose her job. And she might have just received a letter from her management putting her on 'leave' ... all that showed in her face as she made her comments.

[@b.bailey8244]

of course you would have.

[@LayLoow]

They Never show this on MSM 🇬🇧

[@user-et7wb3ct3o]

I like to say “mainstream media” most people don’t seem to know what MSM stands for just yet

[@LayLoow]

@@user-et7wb3ct3o True, it’s a lazy my Bad

[@matthewd6306]

Its all over MSM

[@meownhouse8809]

Incorrect. I literally got here from the NY Post and a search on Google it's the top video result.

[@LayLoow]

@@meownhouse8809 well it’s not being reported in uk news

[@ridouantaibi7595]

Kudos to the people who stands against the injustice.

[@francihaskell6275]

What injustice

[@rabiabillings93]

Thank you for taking a stand.

[@glitchh4004]

It is sad to see someone use a word (Apartheid/apartness) they do not even know or understand what it refers to.

[@sean7777]

“Axis of Evil” Washington, London and Tel Aviv !

[@juanrodriguez5404]

Plus France, Germany and Jordan too

[@alwaysright6358]

Also Canada and Australia

[@Sureyoudo]

So extremist and funny! Hey Juan shouldn't you be registering as an illegal?

[@Sureyoudo]

Jealousy... what crap whole country do you reside?

[@juanrodriguez5404]

@@Sureyoudo 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Namaewa32]

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. 😂 . Back to the unemployment line guys! Thanks for the job openings. Bwahahahhaha!!!

[@sb31268]

Any person should not work at a place if their values don’t align with the company. They should quit. Period. That’s how it works at any company. It’s not unusual for people to be fired or not hired for not fitting in with company culture. It’s naive and ignorant to think otherwise

[@ifind_Ubuy]

Why didn't they just quit, but i bet they would cash that check every Friday. Hypocrites. 28 new job openings

[@mynakedcousin]

People with conscience, courage and wisdom against mass murderers. Money wins but courage will be remembered. Shame on you Google.

[@user-mw8to4ng9i]

No one will remember these clowns, they are all covering their faces like true cowards