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Protesters break into a Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam bans new data centres until 2030, but Pure Data Centres continues this $1 billion project.
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“Protesters Break into Microsoft's Amsterdam Data Center Construction Site to Chant 'Free Palestine'”
“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.”
About 100 protesters entered a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam.
Key points
- At least 100 protesters entered the Amsterdam data center construction site Friday morning.
- Protesters displayed banners such as 'Fuck AI' and 'Microsoft powers genocide' and chanted 'Free Palestine'.
- The XYZ facility involves three towers nearly 280 feet tall, built by Pure Data Centres for Microsoft.
- Amsterdam banned new data centers until 2030, though this project continued under existing plans dating to 2016.
- The event followed broader global protests against AI data centers and related corporate activities.
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“Protesters Break Into Microsoft Data Center Site in Amsterdam”
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“Netherlands: Protesters storm Amsterdam data centre construction site”
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“Protesters broke into Microsoft's Amsterdam data center construction site”
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“Protesters break into Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam”
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“Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads”
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“Hundreds of Protestors Bust Into Construction Site to Stop Microsoft Data Center”
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“Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads”
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“Protesters Storm Microsoft Data Center As Backlash Spreads Across Europe”
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“Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads”
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“Activists breach Microsoft data centre construction site as protests spread in Europe”
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“'It would facilitate Gaza genocide': Protesters storm Microsoft planned site”
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Amsterdam bans new data centres until 2030, but Pure Data Centres continues this $1 billion project.