Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam

Protesters broke into a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam, opposing the construction of three 85-meter towers and chanting slogans like 'Microsoft has got to go' and 'free palestine'. The protesters, organized by the Geef Tegengas group, also unfurled a 'Microsoft powers genocide' banner and a 'fuck AI' banner on a crane. The protest comes as part of a wave of opposition to data centers across Europe, including a mock Israeli military checkpoint outside a data center in Dublin and a ban on new data centers in Amsterdam until 2030. Microsoft has faced similar opposition in the US, where voters rejected unrestrained development of data centers and in the UK, where the company abandoned a large data center project due to power supply issues.