Peter Thiel’s Palantir Protested in Palo Alto — “Stop Profiting from Genocide & ICE”

🔗 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/06/27/18877628.php
Posted on Jan 1, 1

🌍 Overview & Context

📅 Published: September 17, 2019 • Source: Indybay

A protest in Palo Alto targeted Peter Thiel’s Palantir, with over 100 activists rallying under slogans like “Stop Profiting from Genocide & ICE”, condemning the company’s data contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Israeli military.

🚩 Key Actions

  • The demonstration blocked Palantir’s former HQ at 100 Hamilton Ave, disrupted a recruitment event, and marched through downtown streets.
  • Protestors accused Palantir of facilitating genocide in Gaza and immigrant arrests, dubbing CEO Alex Karp “Kidnapper in Chief”.

🧭 Broader Significance

  • The event reflects a broader campaign against tech-enabled authoritarianism, emphasizing corporate complicity in state violence and surveillance practices.
  • It shows how grassroots movements are holding high-tech firms accountable for their political and military entanglements.

📚 Citation

Labor Video Project. (2025, June 27). Peter Thiel’s Palantir Protested in Palo Alto “Stop Profiting from Genocide & ICE”. Indybay. Retrieved from https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/06/27/18877628.php
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