Microsoft's Building 34 Turns Into Twitch HQ for Protest Drama
In a corporate soap opera worthy of a tech CEO’s nightmare, Microsoft fired star protestors Riki Fameli and Anna Hattle after they, plus five colleagues (including ex-Microsoft and ex-Google staffers), livestreamed a sit-in siege in Brad Smith’s office at Building 34 on an unspecified, but evidently stressful, Wednesday. The lockdown involved Twitch streaming, office invading, paint-splattering, and ultimatums to cut ties with Israel. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s vice chair and president, after reclaiming his desk like a true executive hero, hosted a YouTube press event pledging human rights vigils, following a Guardian exposé on Azure spying — talk about airing dirty laundry post office invasion!
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Microsoft gets a tech-themed heist movie when engineers live-stream siege of Brad Smith’s office, only to be fired. Pro tip: Streaming your own arrest isn’t the best HR strategy.
Nothing says 'employee engagement' like locking out protestors who broadcast their own termination live. Microsoft HQ is cancel culture meets reality TV.
Microsoft just redefined employee feedback: stage a sit-in in the prez’s office, go viral on Twitch, get fired for 'code of conduct breaches.' Protesting has never been so high-risk, high-drama.
Source: Theverge | Published: 8/28/2025 | Author: Tom Warren
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