Protesters enter Microsoft construction site for Amsterdam data center

Around 100 people entered the site on Friday during a demonstration against the project, with Geef Tegengas helping organize the protest. The plans include three 85-meter towers, according to The Verge. The action comes amid plans for further protests against data centers across Europe.

• Activists displayed anti-AI banners, according to Business Insider.

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• The Next Web: Protesters break into Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam

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TNW The Next Web Protesters break into Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam · Ana-Maria Stanciuc 5:58 AM

VG The Verge Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam · Tom Warren 6:55 AM

BI Business Insider Anti-AI protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam · Georgia Hennessy 8:09 AM

BL Bloomberg Protesters Break Into Microsoft Data Center in Amsterdam · Charlotte Hughes-Morgan 8:47 AM

TH Tom's Hardware Protesters storm Microsoft AI data center construction site · Jowi Morales 8:59 AM

QZ Quartz Protesters broke into Microsoft's Amsterdam data center construction site · Cris Tolomia 9:30 AM

DCD Data Center Dynamics More than 100 protesters break into Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam 10:13 AM

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