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Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam

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Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam

Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boomActivists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam, as the backlash to the social and environmental harms of the AI boom spreads across Europe.Protesters from Geef Tegengas, a Dutch direct action group, clashed with police while breaking into a construction site at Westpoort Amsterdam, where some members climbed a crane, lit flares and tied helium balloons to equipment. Continue reading...

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