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Activists Storm Microsoft Datacentre Site in Amsterdam
The Guardian · 14 hours ago · Read the Full Story on The Guardian
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Activists protesting the environmental and social impacts of the AI boom stormed a Microsoft datacentre construction site in Amsterdam, clashing with police.
- Activists from the Dutch direct action group Geef Tegengas stormed a Microsoft datacentre construction site in Westpoort, Amsterdam.
- Protesters climbed a crane, lit flares, tied helium balloons to equipment, and hung banners objecting to Microsoft's services to the Israeli military and US ICE.
- Police used force and teargas to dispel activists, and one police officer was slightly injured during the protest.
- The action coincides with a two-day series of pan-European protests by more than 100 groups demanding moratoria on new datacentres.
- Smaller protests took place in Bristol, Berlin, Warsaw, and Zagreb.
- The Stop Dirty Data Centres coalition stated it did not coordinate the direct action but considers community frustration understandable due to a lack of transparency and participation.
- Microsoft and site owner Pure Data Centres stated they respect peaceful protest but condemned unlawful and dangerous entry into a live construction site.
- European governments continue to support AI datacentre expansion to boost tax revenues and compete with the US and China.
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