2026-11-06 12:51 UTC
Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam - Europe is witnessing a wave of protests against data centers.
Reuters reports that around 100 people made it into the construction site, with some scaling a crane to place a “fuck AI” banner. Protesters also unfurled a “Microsoft powers genocide” banner on the construction site, and chanted “Microsoft has got to go” and “free Palestine.”
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@Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2026-11-06 16:35
So hey, guys… I’m a huge fan of this protest, but climbing the boom of a crane without any safety gear is extremely fucking stupid. Get a safety harness before you do this. They’re not that expensive. Hell, steal one from the site. But this gets people killed, like yourself.
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@ultrafastsloth@lemmy.world 2026-11-07 07:40
Funny how one of the commenters arguing for the benefit of data centres was so obviously composed by a chatbot.