Microsoft has prevented its employees from using the words “Palestine”, “Gaza” or “genocide” in their internal email system, as the technological giant seems to have a discomfort in its ranks after the protests of the company’s links with Israel.
The company has quietly implemented a filter on its internal exchange email system that blocks the messages contained in politically loaded words without notifying the issuer or recipient, according to a report by Dropsite News.
Microsoft has been ruined in recent months by demonstrations by a group of employees supporting Palestinians.
The activist group known as “No Azure for Apartheid” has demanded that the management be linked to the Israeli government and the military.
Microsoft Azure is the Microsoft cloud computer infrastructure and infrastructure, which offer a wide range of services that include computer power, storage, databases, network, artificial intelligence and analytical.
An investigation from various communication points revealed that the Azure platform was used by several Israeli army branches, not only for administrative purposes, but also for combat and intelligence activities.
The filtered documents indicated that Microsoft entered offers worth about $ 10 million to provide thousands of hours of technical support during the Gaza conflict.
Microsoft employees who are counted as members of “No Azure for Apartheid” told Dropsite News that they noticed the filters on Wednesday, a few days after they performed a protest that interrupted the company’s annual conference.
According to the group, there are no terms such as “Israel” or altered spellings such as “P4lestine”, which raise concern that the company selectively silenced one side of the debate.
The publication has sought comments from Microsoft.
Despite the setback, Microsoft has been next to his collaborations with Israel.
“We relate to governments around the world to provide safe and reliable cloud services,” a senior official told Dropsite News on a background.
“These commitments are subject to legal, ethical and security reviews to ensure that they align with our principles.”
Just ahead of the creation event, Microsoft published an internal report stating that it did not find “any evidence that Azure and Ai Ai technologies, or any other software, have been used to harm people.”
The report was seen as an attempt to soothe tensions in the midst of increased scrutiny and the growing employees.
The Israel-Hamas war began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing approximately 1,195 people, including 815 civilians, and assumed 251 hostages.
In response, Israel launched a large -scale military campaign in Gaza, which involved aerial extensions and a land invasion for the dismantling Hamas.
From May 2025, more than 52,000 Palestinians have been killed, more than half of women and children, and more than 110,000 have been injured, causing a serious humanitarian crisis in the region.
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