Amsterdam: Protesters Storm Microsoft Data Centre Site, Clash With Police
Protesters clashed with police and broke into a construction site in Amsterdam where a new Microsoft data centre is being built. Some activists climbed a crane and set off flares as they demanded an immediate halt to construction. The demonstration was part of a wider campaign against large-scale data centre projects across 15 European countries. Activists cite concerns over the massive energy and water consumption of facilities powering artificial intelligence and cloud computing, as well as inadequate environmental oversight.
Through RSS Feeds Protesters clashed with police and broke into a construction site in Amsterdam where a new Microsoft data centre is being built. Some activists climbed a crane and set off flares as they demanded an immediate halt to construction. The demonstration was part of a wider campaign against large-scale data centre projects across 15 European countries. Activists cite concerns over the massive energy and water consumption of facilities powering artificial intelligence and cloud computing, as well as inadequate environmental oversight.
