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Protests Erupt Across Europe Against Microsoft Data Center Construction Amid Growing Backlash

Protests Erupt Across Europe Against Microsoft Data Center Construction Amid Growing Backlash

Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam as Europe's backlash spreads
Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam as Europe's backlash spreads

The Hague, Nov 6 (AP) Protesters broke into a construction site for a new Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam on Friday, with some climbing a crane and setting off flares while others clashed with...

Europeans protest construction of large AI data centres across continent
Europeans protest construction of large AI data centres across continent

Demonstrators are calling for a moratorium on constructing large AI data centres across Europe. Data centres are a lightning rod for concerns and criticisms over artificial intelligence due to...

Protesters break into Microsoft data center in Amsterdam as Europe backlash spreads
Protesters break into Microsoft data center in Amsterdam as Europe backlash spreads

Protesters have broken into a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam

Protesters storm Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam (VIDEOS)
Protesters storm Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam (VIDEOS)

Dutch police used tear gas and batons to clear the site, arresting a number of demonstrators Hundreds of people protesting the construction of a Microsoft data center in Amsterdam breached the...

Protesters Storm Microsoft Data Center As Backlash Spreads Across Europe
Protesters Storm Microsoft Data Center As Backlash Spreads Across Europe

"The only thing this will be used for is AI slop," protester Nathan Timmer said. "AI warfare, data surveillance, and committing genocides. We don’t want that."

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