Several hundred activists opposed to the construction of a Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam occupied the site on Friday, responding to a call for a two-day protest across Europe.
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Dutch activists invade site of Microsoft’s planned data centre
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AI Backlash Spreads Across Europe With Data Center Protests
Around 100 protesters breached a Microsoft data-center construction site in Amsterdam, with some climbing a crane, as part of a wider wave of demonstrations against the energy, water and land demands of AI infrastructure.
More than 100 protesters broke into a data center construction site for Microsoft Corp. in Amsterdam on Friday, part of wider coordinated action planned across Europe against such facilities through the weekend.
Protesters are demanding a pause in data center construction in Europe. Campaigners planning protests in 16 countries say the AI building boom threatens water supplies, power grids and climate goals.
A Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam was broken into by at least 100 protesters on Friday morning. The protesters flew a "Fuck AI" banner and chanted "free Palestine" among other leftist slogans.
Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boom Activists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam, as the backlash to the social and environmental harms of the AI boom spreads across Europe.
Democrats are also calling for tighter regulation of AI data centres, a concern shared across Europe. In Amsterdam, several hundred activists occupied the site of a planned Microsoft data centre as part of a two-day protest taking place across the continent. Jennie Shin reports.
Several hundred activists opposed to the construction of a Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam occupied the site on Friday, responding to a call for a two-day protest across Europe.
Protests against data centers continued across Europe on Saturday as citizens took to the streets to voice their concerns about the impact on society and the environment.
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