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Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam

Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam
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About 100 protesters broke into a Microsoft data center construction site in the outskirts of Amsterdam to protest the plan.

Key points

  • •The Geef Tegengas group helped organize the protest against the data center construction in the outskirts of Amsterdam.
  • •According to Reuters, around 100 people managed to enter the construction site.
  • •The protest targeted the construction of three 85-meter data center towers.
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