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Protesters storm site of Microsoft’s planned Amsterdam data centre

www.aljazeera.com · November 7, 2026 · 04:08

Protesters storm site of Microsoft's planned Amsterdam data centre

Activists in Amsterdam have stormed the site of a proposed Microsoft data centre. The AI boom is fuelling demand for the infrastructure, but locals say it will drain energy and water resources. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports.