# Activists storm Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam

https://mins.news/en/item/132932

- The Guardian, 2026-11-06 18:51 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/06/activists-break-into-building-site-of-microsoft-datacentre-in-amsterdam

> Activists from Dutch direct-action group Geef Tegengas broke into a Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam and clashed with police; one officer was slightly injured. Separate protests against new data centre construction took place in several European cities as campaigners objected to the social and environmental effects of the AI boom.

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