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  [Saudi crown prince MBS] Google is planning to build a data center in Saudi Arabia, which means that very soon one of the worst human rights abusers could access data that will enable it to track down and jail peaceful activists. Now our community has filed a shareholder resolution with Google about this very issue, and if we keep up the pressure on Google execs, we could force them to back out of this dangerous deal. Add your name and share widely -- [ Sign the petitionÂ]( {NAME}, The Saudi Arabian government will stop at nothing to silence activists, journalists, and anyone who dares to stand up to it. But Google is planning to build a data center in Saudi Arabia -- putting thousands of people’s lives at risk. The Saudi government already has a track record for hacking into Big Tech companies, and using that data to jail and torture activists. Last year, the Ekō community filed a shareholder resolution with Alphabet, Google’s parent company, about this very issue, and it did exceptionally well with investors. Now we're doing it again. Tomorrow, Google investors will vote once more on this important resolution — putting CEO Sundar Pichai and other executives on alarm. Let’s keep up the pressure and show Google that people all over the world are demanding that it scraps this data center in Saudi Arabia. Add your name, and we'll deliver our voices during Alphabet's AGM. [Tell Google: don’t build a data center in Saudi Arabia]( We know the Saudi Arabian government will likely try to infiltrate the data center — it has already done it before with Twitter. Two Saudi spies worked for Twitter and leaked sensitive data about activists to the Saudi government, and now those activists have been jailed and tortured. What’s to stop Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman from doing the exact same thing with this new Google data center? Google still refuses to disclose how it will vet employees that work at the center, and how it will respond to government demands to hand over sensitive data about individuals — especially if the demands are in-line with Saudi Arabian law, but not with international human rights standards. Google could be forced to cooperate with the Saudi Arabian government, putting thousands of people's lives at risk. Our shareholder resolution last year received 57% of the independent vote -- a strong indication that Google investors are seriously concerned with the company's decision to build this data center. Since the resolution did so well, we were able to file it again, and major investor groups have just come out in support of it. Google could scrap this horrendous deal entirely, but it will only happen if it faces unprecedented pressure. Add your name and share this widely — [Tell Google: don't build a data center in Saudi Arabia]( Every day our community goes up against big corporations and governments. Even though Google and Saudi Arabia are powerful entities, we won't shy away from the fight. Let's show up now and help protect people from tyrants going rogue in the digital world. [ Sign the petitionÂ]( Thanks for all that you do, Rewan and the team at Ekō More information: [Google investors warn Saudi Arabia data project could be used by ‘top hitmen’]( New York Post, April 24, 2023 [Saudi Arabia: Google Should Halt “Cloud Region”]( Human Rights Watch, May 26, 2021 [How Saudi Arabia Infiltrated Twitter]( Buzzfeed News, Feb 19 2020 [Saudi Case Against Twitter User May Have Its Roots in US]( US News, Aug 5, 2021      --------------------------------------------------------------- Ekō is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they don’t. Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3 [Chip in $3]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe](  Â