Overview

• Arkane Lyon’s STJV union published an open letter aligning with the BDS movement and No Azure for Apartheid to demand Microsoft sever ties with Israeli occupation forces.
• The letter outlines demands including termination of all current and future military contracts, public disclosure of any Azure and AI ties to Israeli intelligence, and a transparent independent audit.
• STJV also calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and protections for pro-Palestinian speech and fundraising on company platforms.
• Microsoft maintains that its internal and external reviews have found no evidence that Azure or its AI products have been used to target or harm people and says it lacks visibility into customer use.
• The studio-attributed action leverages French labor protections and compounds earlier employee protests, shareholder resolutions and a BDS-led boycott of Xbox and gaming products.