Activists across Europe prepare two days of protests against datacentres
The short version
Activists in 15 European countries are organizing protests against datacentres, highlighting their environmental and societal impacts.
Key takeaways
- Over 100 groups are participating in protests across Europe.
- Demonstrations aim to halt major AI datacentre projects.
- Concerns include environmental and social costs of datacentres.
Overall sentiment
NegativeThe protests indicate widespread concern about the negative impacts of datacentres.
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Sources cited by the article
- Stop Dirty Data Centres ↗
- US midterm elections ↗
- opponents of datacentres ↗
- met local opposition ↗
- a fairer tech future ↗
- North American schemes dominating the waiting list ↗
- AI (artificial intelligence) ↗
- Reuse this content ↗
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