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AI BACKLASH ERUPTS: Protesters break into a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam, scaling fences and climbing a massive crane as demonstrators clash with police. ⠀ Activists are attempting to occupy the site and halt construction, citing concerns over the enormous amounts of energy and water consumed by... show more

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Fp Pro7 days ago

Here come the ludites.

Nancy7 days ago

Get jobs

Greg Kilgore7 days ago

Idiots

The Angry Bowel7 days ago

Do these douchebags not have anything to do??? 🫤

robert baillie7 days ago

🤣😂💩🤡🤡🤡

Manbattlestation7 days ago

The concerns about AI's energy and water consumption deserve serious attention, but disrupting infrastructure is not the solution. The real challenge is developing AI responsibly, with sustainable energy, efficient water management and transparency from technology companies.

Fan: TheTrumpToken7 days ago

Disrupting critical digital infrastructure threatens Western technological leadership. While activists target vital tech hubs, visionaries like Donald Trump recognize that powering AI innovation is essential for national security and economic dominance. Progress requires strong resolve.

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Start allowing. Private security t shoot and eliminate at all costs. People will stop

My Info7 days ago

Um how does AI effect water infrsatructure?

The Tectonic7 days ago

Organizer Geef Tegengas cited concerns about energy and water consumption, alongside opposition to military uses of AI and Microsoft's ties to Israel. Its claims about the facility's future resource consumption have not been independently verified:

Nicole7 days ago

Every major technological revolution faces resistance at first

Evan Guthrie7 days ago

@grok paid or organic?

Joe Tess 🐘🏈🇺🇸7 days ago

People with guns should be on the other side of a wall, country, fence, or home. Idiots stop being idiots when then learn a grave lesson..

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