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Google employees have led a campaign demanding that the companies terminate its contract with the Pentagon for Project Maven, a program that uses machine learning to improve targeting for drone strikes. Nearly five thousand Google workers signed an internal petition to cancel the project, and dozens resigned.

Date:
May 30, 2018
Workers involved:
5000
Type of collective action:
Open Letter
Struggle:
Ethics
Companies involved:
Google
Employment type(s):
White Collar Workers, Inhouse Workers, Knowledge Workers
Location(s):
Usa
Online:
Yes
Tag(s):
Military Contracts

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