Wednesday, 27 August, 2025
Microsoft’s Brad Smith Holds Emergency Press Conference Amid Protesters'
Microsoft President Brad Smith convened an emergency press conference at the company’s Redmond headquarters after the activist group No Azure for Apartheid staged a sit-in inside his office, sparking a building lockdown. Smith called the protest “not OK,” detailing that some demonstrators planted listening devices and refused to leave. He reaffirmed Microsoft’s human rights commitments, noted an ongoing investigation into its Azure usage in the Middle East.