Protester Placed in Chokehold During Amazon Speech at UN AI Summit

The disruption, organized by supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, targeted the tech giant over its role in the ongoing war in Gaza. As Vogels stood on stage, the protester accused Amazon of enabling lethal AI-driven tracking systems, specifically citing the Lavender and Where's Daddy programs. He demanded to know how the executive justified the company's financial ties to operations that have resulted in civilian casualties.

Project Nimbus has become the focal point of the #NoTechForApartheid campaign, which links major tech firms to human rights abuses in the West Bank and Gaza. While the activist was being escorted out, he shouted, "Why are you facilitating genocide?" before being placed in a chokehold by security personnel. The Geneva incident highlights intensifying global scrutiny of AI corporations, which now face legal challenges and mounting public outrage over their partnerships with state security apparatuses.