Do not support the first genocide carried out by Big Tech

 

This Black Friday, boycott Amazon to end Big Tech’s complicity in the mass murder of Palestinians.

The role of tech giants like Google and Amazon Web Services in perpetrating the plausible genocide in the Gaza is coming under increasing scrutiny. Their involvement in advanced military operations implicates them in violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL). The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has already issued recommendations to states and private companies to stop their complicity in Israel’s genocide. The tech industry’s role in state-sponsored violence cannot be ignored.

#MakeAmazonPay is a campaign of 80 organizations, across continents, that draws sharp focus on various abuses being committed by the corporate giant on labor, tax, climate, data and racial justice, and has garnered the advocacy of hundreds of legislators, and massive support from across the world. Since 2020, they have organized four global days of action on Black Friday. This year, the campaign will spotlight Amazon’s complicity in the genocide against Palestinians, as Black Friday happens fall on International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People.

At the heart of the controversy is Project Nimbus, a collaboration between Google, AWS, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), more commonly known as the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF). This project, whereby Google and AWS provide cloud computing and artificial intelligence services to the IOF, significantly enhances Israel’s surveillance and automated weaponry capabilities. One such system is the Habsora, the Hebrew word for “Gospel”, a brand new method of warfare which employs cloud technology for precision targeting, often resulting in mass civilian casualties. As Wired reports, these systems utilize sophisticated data analysis to identify and target individuals, raising critical issues regarding the distinction between combatants and civilians – a fundamental principle of IHL.  (more...)

Do not support the first genocide carried out by Big Tech