🆕 Tech companies operating in Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel play a critical role in the worsening conflict & violence. We asked 115 tech companies about their due diligence amid escalating devastation in Gaza. Only 4️⃣ responded - and just 3️⃣ gave specific answers. 1/
Tech companies operating in 🇵🇸 & 🇮🇱 have been linked to alleged abuse including silencing Palestinian narratives, unlawful surveillance, disinformation, internet shutdowns, proliferating hate speech & more. The human consequences of these abuses can be catastrophic 2/
Business is "never neutral". Tech companies have clear intl obligations to avoid contributing to harm. In conflict, they must deliver heightened human rights due diligence. Tech firms' failure to engage shows alarming lack of commitment to transparency or accountability. 3/
Read a full breakdown of the responses we received from @HPE, @ericsson, @tiktok_us & @Meta and find out more about companies' responsibilities in 🇵🇸 & 🇮🇱 ⬇️ business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/bri… #bizhumanrights #gaza #hrdd