Stanford Grads Say Big Tech Is Creating a 'Modern-Day Draft’

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Jul 21, 202641:34Technology

More than a hundred Stanford students left their own graduation to protest Google’s military contracts and deals with ICE. Two organizers, Amanda Campos and Eva Jones, tell us why. Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Unca...

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