Microsoft Faces AI Backlash as 100+ Protesters Break Into $1B Amsterdam Data Center Project
More than 100 activists broke into a Microsoft-linked data center construction site in Amsterdam on November 6, climbing cranes and displaying banners against the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Activists entered the construction site of a planned Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam on Nov. 6. eNCA reported that several hundred people occupied the site, while DW said protesters were calling for a pause in data centre construction in Europe over concerns about water, electricity and climate goals. The Guardian reported that separate actions took place outside the site and across Europe. India Times reported arrests, and iHeart reported clashes with police; other reports did not specify those details.
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