Amsterdam Protest Targets Microsoft Data Center Over Resource Drain
A Friday demonstration in Amsterdam saw demonstrators breach a construction site, climb a crane and clash with police, reflecting growing European backlash against high‑power data facilities.
For many voters, the Friday breach of a construction site for a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam underscores concerns about foreign tech projects on national soil.
Protesters climbed a crane and set off flares while others clashed with police, highlighting law‑and‑order tensions.
The incident fits a wider pattern, as data centers face protests across Europe, with demonstrators citing the massive amounts of computing power and water they consume.
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The Washington Times
Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe's backlash spreads
Protesters broke into a construction site for a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam on Friday, with some climbing a crane and setting off flares while others clashed with police.
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Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam
Data centres face protests across Europe due to the massive amounts of computing power and water they use.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Protesters broke into a construction site for a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam on Friday.
- Some protesters climbed a crane and set off flares, while others clashed with police.
- Microsoft is building a data center in Amsterdam.
- The protest took place in Amsterdam.
- The protest took place on Friday.
- Data centers face protests across Europe.
- Protesters cite the massive amounts of computing power and water data centers use, according to Al Jazeera.
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