Protesters enter Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam
What happened
Protesters broke into the construction site of a planned Microsoft data centre on Plimsollweg in Amsterdam's Sloterdijk district on Thursday, and riot police moved in to make arrests.
The action was organised by the group Geef Tegengas, which opposes the construction of three 85-metre data centre towers on the city's outskirts.
Reuters put the number of people who got onto the site at around 100, while a Geef Tegengas spokesperson told AT5 it was about 500.
Activists used ladders and a hole cut in the fence, then climbed a crane and scaffolding to hang banners, including one reading "fuck AI", according to NL Times.
Police used pepper spray, and it was not yet clear how many people had been arrested, NL Times reported.
Amsterdam banned new data centres until 2030, but this project dates back to plans made in 2016, before the ban took effect.
“we do not condone any actions that violate the law or put people's safety at risk.”
NL Times
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