Protesters enter Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam

About 100 protesters entered the construction site of a planned Microsoft data center in Amsterdam this morning, according to Reuters. The action was organized with help from the group Geef Tegengas, which opposes the project on the outskirts of the city.

The development involves three data center towers, each planned to reach 85 meters. Some demonstrators climbed a crane and attached a banner reading “fuck AI.” Another banner at the site said “Microsoft powers genocide.” Protesters also chanted “Microsoft has got to go” and “free Palestine.”

The action took place at the construction site rather than at an operating facility. The reported protest reflects opposition to the planned data center, but the source provides no details about arrests, injuries, damage or any response from Microsoft or city authorities.