Posted 3/9/2024, 9:51:00 PM
Google Fires Employee Over Israel Contract Protest, Layoffs and Lawsuit Face Tech Giant
- Google fired an employee who protested publicly against Israel and Project Nimbus, the company's $1.2B contract with Israel's government
- The employee shouted during a presentation by the head of Google Israel, disrupting the event
- Over 100 people, including Google workers, protested Project Nimbus in 2022 over fears Israel could use it to support its military
- The incident follows the ouster of the entire YouTube music team, which Alphabet Worker's Union says was laid off before a city council meeting
- Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company, joined 31 media groups in filing a $2.3B suit against Google over advertising practices