Move On – April 3, 2026

Posted on April 3, 2026

Tell Microsoft to STOP providing technology that facilitates warfare—sign the petition.

Dear MoveOn member,

Microsoft isn’t just a software company—it’s one of the largest defense contractors in America, lending its technology infrastructure to military conflicts that have killed tens of thousands of people. Microsoft’s AI and surveillance tools are being used to wage war in Gaza, Iran, and beyond.

Microsoft holds billions of dollars in federal contracts, including a share of a $9 billion Department of Defense contract called Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability.1 These business arrangements are the technological backbone of active military operations.

Leading tech companies in the United States should be investing in our communities, not in waging wars around the globe.

AI tools make military attacks more deadly and destructive, vastly increasing the scale of violence that can be committed in war. Will you sign the petition telling Microsoft to stop providing tech for war?

The use of AI in warfare causes more death and destruction. In its ongoing genocidal attack on Gaza, the Israeli military has used AI with reportedly very little human oversight to kill more than 72,000 Palestinians.2

That’s why we’re demanding that Microsoft, which has longstanding AI contracts with the U.S. and Israeli militaries, stop providing technology that facilitates warfare.3

AI also frequently makes mistakes, and in war, those become life-or-death mistakes with devastating consequences for civilians. Tell Microsoft: Stop supporting AI in warfare!

Tell Microsoft: Stop powering war!

Sign the petition

When Israel attacked Gaza in October 2023, Microsoft initially increased its support for the Israeli military.4 But after media reports and pushback from its employees, the tech giant blocked its Azure cloud services from intercepting and storing audio from millions of phone calls made by Palestinians.5

Public pressure campaigns work, and Microsoft’s leadership must continue to rein in the use of technology that kills children, whether in Gaza or Iran.

We already know AI often makes mistakes—which can become deadly in combat. Lavender, one of Israel’s AI products used in the Gaza genocide, has been shown to be wrong 10% of the time, and its use has dangerously relaxed oversight: “Soldiers attacked human targets without corroborating Lavender’s predictions at all.”6

War already causes mass destruction and injury, and the use of AI makes it even more devastating. Add your name to tell leaders at Microsoft: No AI or tech infrastructure for war!

As we witness this horrific new war unfold in Iran, remember: Microsoft is not just a bystander in these conflicts. By supplying the tools that make modern warfare possible, the company shares responsibility for its consequences.

That’s why we’re demanding that Microsoft:

  • Immediately cease providing AI support for military applications
  • Adopt a clear policy against providing technology that facilitates warfare

Microsoft has deep relationships across Washington and wields enormous influence over how the U.S. government and its allies wage war. That influence comes with responsibility.

Sign on to the petition to call on Microsoft to STOP powering military operations through AI and other technology.

Thanks for all you do.

–MPower Change

Sources:

1. “Microsoft and the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC),” Microsoft, June 2, 2026
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/compliance/us-government/gov-jwcc

2. “Israel built an ‘AI factory’ for war. It unleashed it in Gaza,” The Washington Post, December 29, 2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/29/ai-israel-war-gaza-idf/

3. “OpenAI Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway,” Wired, March 5, 2026
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-defense-department-ban-military-use-microsoft/

4. “Revealed: Microsoft deepened ties with Israeli military to provide tech support during Gaza war,” The Guardian, January 23, 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/23/israeli-military-gaza-war-microsoft

5. “Microsoft Faces Reckoning for Assisting Israel’s Genocide in Gaza,” Truthout, December 3, 2025
https://truthout.org/articles/microsoft-faces-reckoning-for-assisting-israels-genocide-in-gaza/

6. “‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza,” +972 Magazine, April 3, 2024
https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/

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