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BDS calls for Boycott of Microsoft Game Pass, Minecraft, New XBox Consoles (www.dropsitenews.com)
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The BDS National Committee (BNC) has decided to make Microsoft a “priority target” to pressure the company to end its support for Israel’s war effort, after revelations that its AI and cloud services have been heavily used in the genocidal assault, organizers told Drop Site News.

Two Microsoft employees fired for their activism, Abdo Mohamed and Hossam Nasr, played key roles in driving the BNC’s decision. The pair organized a vigil outside the company’s headquarters in 2024.

The committee is asking all those who have taken its pledge to take three concrete steps

  1. Cancel your Xbox Game Pass subscription

  2. Boycott Candy Crush, Minecraft, and Call of Duty—flagship videogame franchises owned by Microsoft

  3. Boycott all Microsoft Gaming products, including Xbox-branded consoles, headsets, accessories, and all games published by Microsoft-owned publishing labels (such as Xbox Game Studios, Activision, Bethesda and Blizzard)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Damn i play World of Warcraft a lot...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Which afaik runs very well under Linux.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I am going to setup a linux gaming distro soon. Just reading about which one to chose! I am going there, slowly!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Aren't some WoW private servers free and don't require you to pay the monthly subscription?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I think so. Never tried one, but might do that!