By @wion
Publication Date: 2026-11-07 05:42:00
Over 100 activists breached the construction site of a Microsoft AI data centre in Amsterdam, marking the beginning of a coordinated two-day international campaign against the rapid expansion of resource-intensive computing infrastructure. Organisers from the “Stop Dirty Data Centres” coalition coordinated demonstrations across 16 countries, including marches in Dublin, Warsaw, and Denmark. During the Amsterdam rally, protesters scaled cranes and displayed banners to highlight the environmental toll of artificial intelligence operations.
The global pushback centres on growing concerns that large-scale data centres strain electrical grids, deplete local water resources, compete with housing development, and jeopardise climate commitments. Critics also warn about potential job displacement and the security risks of concentrating immense technological power within a few private corporations. The “Stop Dirty Data Centres” group clarified that it does not oppose technological progress or…
