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PC Gamer
Andy Chalk

Protestors occupy Microsoft president's office as opposition to the company's dealings with the Israeli military continue to escalate

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold banners and signs as they protest outside the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images) .

Less than a week after 18 protesters associated with activist group No Azure for Apartheid were arrested while protesting Microsoft's dealings with the Israeli military, the group has staged a sit-in inside the office of Microsoft president Brad Smith. A report by The Verge says the building was subsequently locked down.

The protesters recorded at least two videos from inside Microsoft's Building 34, including one showing what appears to be security attempting to remove them, and posted them to Twitch, but they were quickly deleted.

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