Protesters Take Direct Action to "Stop Dirty Data Centers" in Europe
In more news from the Netherlands, over 100 protesters broke into a construction site of a Microsoft data center in the outskirts of Amsterdam on Friday. It was the first of many direct action protests held across Europe in 16 countries over the weekend by the “Stop Dirty Data Centers” coalition. Protesters are calling for a large-scale pause on new data center construction. Protester: “There’s for sure a lot of opposition. I think it would be good for governments to do more research into what the people actually want. There’s very much opposition against Big Tech, against their…
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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