Protesters Break into Microsoft Data Center Site in Amsterdam as European Backlash Begins

Source: Broadband Breakfast · 06 de novembro de 2026 às 14:50 · 1 d ago

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Dozens of civil society and grassroots groups have said they will join the 'Stop Dirty Data Centres' events on Nov. 6-7

The report was published on 06 de novembro de 2026 às 14:50 by Broadband Breakfast and is part of the World news coverage.

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• AP News: Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads — AP News Activists breach Microsoft data centre construction site as protests spread in Europe Reuters Protesters Break Into Microsoft Data…
• Al Jazeera: Protesters storm site of Microsoft’s planned Amsterdam data centre — Activists in Amsterdam have stormed the site of a proposed Microsoft data centre. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports.
• Al Jazeera: Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam — Al Jazeera Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam The Guardian Protesters break into Microsoft data center…
• Al Jazeera: Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam — Data centres face protests across Europe due to the massive amounts of computing power and water they use.
• Tom's Hardware: Protesters storm Microsoft AI data center construction site — Amsterdam reportedly first of 85 targeted actions across Europe

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