Amazon is investigating three of its employees after they publicly criticized the company’s planned expansion of AI data centers during Seattle City Council proceedings, according to multiple technology and business outlets. The employees testified as Seattle officials sought input during a year-long pause on new data center construction. The workers say Amazon placed them under investigation following their comments in favor of regulating data centers. Reported names include Patrick Schloesser, Darius Irani, and Liesl Wigand. The employees allege they face potential job consequences, with claims described across outlets that they are being monitored and threatened for speaking out and for violating company policy. Amazon’s responses, as characterized by reporting, indicate it is reviewing the situation based on what it finds, with one account noting the company may or may not take action depending on the investigation’s outcome. The dispute ties local regulatory and zoning decisions to internal workplace dynamics at Amazon, as the city’s pause remains the backdrop for the employees’ testimony and the company’s subsequent inquiry.