Microsoft is blocking employee emails that mention 'Palestine,' 'Gaza,' or 'genocide'

Protesters hold a sign that says No Azure for Apartheid. (Credit: Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

• Microsoft employees discovered that company emails containing words like “Palestine” and “Gaza” were being blocked following protests against the company’s ties to the Israeli government. Protest group ‘No Azure for Apartheid’ has accused the company of censorship and retaliation.

Microsoft employees discovered that the company is blocking emails that contain words like “Palestine,” “Gaza,” and “Genocide” after a series of protesters disputed the company’s flagship Build event.