Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam

Source: Al Jazeera · 06 de novembro de 2026 às 18:04 · 5 h ago

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Data centres face protests across Europe due to the massive amounts of computing power and water they use.

The report was published on 06 de novembro de 2026 às 18:04 by Al Jazeera and is part of the World news coverage.

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