“The point was to make people aware… The world knows now who [Microsoft] truly are, and what they’re doing.”
As Microsoft celebrated its 50th anniversary with a panel featuring Bill Gates, one employee stood up and disrupted the event. Her message: Microsoft is complicit in Israel’s war on Gaza.
The young software engineer, Vaniya Agrawal, was then fired by Microsoft. Now, she’s speaking out.
In this Real Talk interview, Vaniya is opening up about why she risked her job to protest, what happened behind the scenes, and the harassment she’s received from Hindu nationalists.
- Meet Vaniya Agrawal
- Landing jobs at Amazon & Microsoft
- Joining Microsoft just before 7 October
- Learning about Microsoft’s ties to Israeli army
- Finding the No Azure for Apartheid campaign
- Inside her viral protest moment
- Locked out, then fired
- Cutting Microsoft’s Israel ties
- Online harassment & Hindu nationalist backlash
- Connecting Hindutva & Zionism
- Where is Vaniya today?
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