Campaigners urge Swiss National Bank to divest Palantir Technologies stake

7 articles · Updated · TradingView · Apr 24

Activists in Minneapolis called on the SNB at its Bern shareholders' meeting to sell its $1.1 billion Palantir holding, citing 6.24 million shares held at end-2025.
They argue the investment violates the bank's human rights policy due to Palantir's work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on surveillance technology.
Palantir's CEO defends the company’s safeguards against overreach, while the campaign increases scrutiny on institutional investors and could prompt similar divestment calls elsewhere.

With its stock soaring 1,600%, can ethical pressure truly challenge Palantir's financial dominance?

Are Palantir's internal privacy safeguards enough to prevent misuse by government clients?

Will other major investors follow the call to divest from controversial tech giants?

Should a neutral country's central bank be funding foreign surveillance technology?

As AI surveillance grows, can new laws effectively protect citizen privacy from government overreach?

When a company's tools are linked to rights abuses, where does its responsibility end?