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BDS calls for boycott of Microsoft and Xbox gaming products over alleged Israeli military connections (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

submitted 2 days ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/games@hexbear.net

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/28202261

The international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement are calling on people to cancel Game Pass subscriptions, avoid Microsoft-owned video game properties such as Minecraft and Call Of Duty, and boycott all Microsoft Gaming and Xbox-branded products in protest at the company’s reported business connections with the Israeli military.

The call follows allegations this January about the Israeli military’s usage of Microsoft’s Azure cloud technology and artificial intelligence products in the course of its bombardment and invasion of Gaza.

According to a joint investigation between the Guardian, Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine and Hebrew-language outlet Local Call, with additional reporting from Drop Site News, Microsoft have “deepened” their relationship with Israel’s defence establishment since 7th October 2023, when several Palestinian militant groups struck across the border and massacred over a thousand people. Israel responded to the attack by mounting a ground offensive and airstrikes that have destroyed much of Gaza and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

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[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Why am I not surprised that the American company that spent the late 2000s brainwashing teens into thinking that the military is peak gaming is funding war crimes

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

massacred over a thousand people

They still push the narrative their own helicopter gunships and tanks didn't wipe out indiscriminately most of those. Just going to pretend that didn't happen.

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

I was about to comment how I've never spent anything on Microsoft's products, but then I realised that I've still used them for 90% of my life and just got sad

[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Getting my ass successively and percussively beat for force-installing Linux Mint on all my acquaintances computers.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

With Mint you can make it so it look and feel enough like Windows they they won't notice until they try to install an exe.

Or they start wondering why performance is suddenly good

[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Amidst the pummeling I call out like Gollum in the first LOTR "PARITION. DUAL ! . . . BOOTED!". They let me crawl to the PC. I boot it up to reveal that I also installed Tails OS over their windows installation.

[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

The beating resumes.