Activists occupy planned Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam as AI data centre backlash grows

Summary

Opposition to AI data centres is growing. Democrats are calling for tighter regulation of the facilities, a concern that France 24 says is shared across Europe. In Amsterdam, several hundred activists occupied the site of a planned Microsoft data centre as part of a two-day protest taking place across the continent.

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1. France 24

   7 Nov 2026, 09:39 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that AI data centres face growing backlash, with Democrats calling for tighter regulation and several hundred activists occupying a planned Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam during a two-day continent-wide protest.