Protesters storm Microsoft AI data center construction site
The protesters stormed over the walls and took over the construction site, with the Stop Dirty Data Centers coalition saying that more actions are…
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Protesters entered a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam's outskirts. The action involved members of the Geef Tegengas group and approximately 100 people who breached the perimeter. The facility under construction consists of three towers standing 85 meters tall.
The Stop Dirty Data Centers coalition organized the protest and indicated that additional actions are planned across Europe. Demonstrators scaled the walls to gain access to the site. The group opposes the construction of the data center facility.
The protest represents escalating resistance to large-scale data center development in the region. The coalition's stated intention to conduct further actions suggests ongoing opposition to similar projects elsewhere on the continent.
What happened
The protesters stormed over the walls and took over the construction site, with the Stop Dirty Data Centers coalition saying that more actions are planned across Europe.
How this story arrived
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- 01 Theverge first seen Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam
- 02 Tomshardware +3.0h Protesters storm Microsoft AI data center construction site
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