Protesters enter Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam
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Fri, 6 November 2026
34 reports- Index.hr (Croatia)10:37
ZELENA akcija u Zagrebu prosvjeduje protiv golemog AI podatkovnog centra u Topuskom zbog straha od devastacije okoliša i velike potrošnje energije.
- Channel News Asia10:39first to report
- Google News - Europe query11:08
Europe-wide protests call to 'stop dirty data centers' following mounting opposition TechRadar
- Times of India11:20
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Europe’s data centre protests follow US election backlash Capacity Media
- Channel News Asia12:47
- Google News - Europe query12:48
Activists breach Microsoft data centre construction site as protests spread in Europe Euronext Markets: Real-time Stock Market Data | live
- Google News - Europe query13:14
Activists breach Microsoft data centre construction site as protests spread in Europe Reuters
- Euronews14:04
Protesters broke into a data centre construction site intended for Microsoft in Amsterdam, on 6 November, climbing cranes and unfurling banners denouncing artificial intelligence and the company's alleged involvement in the war in Gaza.
- Google News - Top Stories14:27
Protesters Break Into Microsoft Data Center in Amsterdam Bloomberg.com Activists breach Microsoft data centre construction site as protests spread in Europe Reuters Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads AP News Datacentre protest and a giant statue of Pope Leo: photos of the day – Friday The Guardian Anti-AI Protesters Break Into Microsoft Data Center Site in Amsterdam Business Insider
- Google News - Europe query15:35
Two days of anti-data center protest planned across Europe Data Center Dynamics
- Al Jazeera English15:48
More than 100 activists broke into a Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam.
- Google News - Europe query15:56
Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads AP News
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Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads News4JAX
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Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads KSAT
- Google News - Europe query15:56
Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe's backlash spreads KSL
- Google News - Europe query15:57
Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads The Seattle Times
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Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads Pioneer Press
- Google News - Europe query16:24
Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Anadolu Agency (AA)16:25
Pro-Palestinian activists enter construction site in Sloterdijk district, 1 arrest reported
- DW Top Stories16:38
Protesters are demanding a pause in data center construction in Europe. Campaigners planning protests in 16 countries say the AI building boom threatens water supplies, power grids and climate goals.
- Google News - Europe query17:04
Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads Los Angeles Times
- Die Zeit (Germany)17:11
In Amsterdam sind am Freitag Demonstrierende auf die Baustelle eines Microsoft-Rechenzentrums eingedrungen. Mehr als 100 Personen hatten sich beteiligt.
- Google News - Europe query17:18
Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads MyNorthwest.com
- Index.hr (Croatia)18:51
AKTIVISTI su u Amsterdamu upali na gradilište Microsoftovog podatkovnog centra. To je dio šireg europskog pokreta protiv takvih postrojenja zbog goleme potrošnje energije i vode te utjecaja na okoliš.
- The Guardian World18:51
Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boom Activists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam, as the backlash to the social and environmental harms of the AI boom spreads across Europe. Protesters from Geef Tegengas, a Dutch direct action group, clashed with police while breaking into a construction site at Westpoort, Amsterdam, where some members climbed a crane, lit flares and tied helium balloons to...
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)19:43
- RMF24 (Poland)20:06
„Stop brudnym centrom danych”. Protestuje i Piaseczno, i Amsterdam
- Al Jazeera English21:04
Data centres face protests across Europe due to the massive amounts of computing power and water they use.
- iheart.com21:55
Demonstrators clashed with police and called for a moratorium on new projects.
- iheart.com21:55
Demonstrators clashed with police and called for a moratorium on new projects.
- tportal (Croatia)21:56
Nizozemska policija je priopćila da je uhitila između 150 i 200 prosvjednika zbog neovlaštenog ulaska nakon što su stotine ušle na gradilište Microsoftovog podatkovnog centra u Amsterdamu kako bi prosvjedovale protiv projekta
- Die Zeit (Germany)23:16
Umweltorganisationen rufen zu Protestaktionen gegen Rechenzentren in ganz Europa auf. In Amsterdam legen Aktivisten eine Baustelle von Microsoft lahm.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)23:23
Absperrzäune und die Polizei konnten sie nicht stoppen: Hunderte Menschen sind in Amsterdam auf die Baustelle eines Rechenzentrums vorgedrungen. Der Protest richtet sich gegen hohen Energieverbrauch und generell gegen große Tech-Projekte.
Sat, 7 November 2026
9 reports- Channel News Asia00:47
The demonstrations come days after the US midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats promising to clamp down on data centers.
- Al Jazeera English04:08
Activists in Amsterdam have stormed the site of a proposed Microsoft data centre. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports.
- Nacional (Croatia)12:19
Nekoliko stotina prosvjednika u petak je upalo na gradilište Microsoftova podatkovnog centra u amsterdamskoj industrijskoj zoni Westpoort. Aktivisti su probili zaštitnu ogradu, popeli se na dizalice, izvjesili transparente ‘Fuck AI’ i zapalili signalne baklje, a intervenirala je i policija te privela između 150 i 200 ljudi. Prosvjed je organizirala nizozemska aktivistička skupina Geef Tegengas, koja […]
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)14:36
“Centinaia” di attivisti di Extinction Rebellion sono entrati ieri – venerdì 6 novembre – nel cantiere di un Data center in costruzione ad Amsterdam, che aveva già attratto forti proteste la scorsa estate. Lo riferisce Tom Olthof, il cronista inviato sul posto dal quotidiano olandese Telegraaf. Secondo il giornalista, molti manifestanti erano mascherati con passamontagna […] L'articolo Olanda, gli attivisti fanno irruzione nel cantiere di un data center Microsoft ad Amsterdam proviene da Il...
- Die Zeit (Germany)16:03
Bei den Midterms hat sich gezeigt: Die Leute mögen keine KI. Auch in Europa gehen nun Menschen auf die Straße. Noch sind es nicht viele. Die Betonung liegt auf: noch.
- irishtimes.com16:10
Out-of-control energy bills and lack of transparency around data centres a running theme among demonstrators
- Google News - Europe query18:20
AI Backlash Spreads Across Europe With Data Center Protests Bloomberg.com
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Protesters break into Microsoft's Amsterdam data centre site as Europe's AI backlash spreads Startup Fortune
- Google News - Europe query20:45
European Data Center Protests Surge Briefs Finance