Climate activists protest at a Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam.

Updated 2026-11-06 · told from many outlets at once

Protesters stormed a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam on Friday. The Geef Tegengas group organized the action as the "Stop Dirty Data Centres" coalition announced demonstrations across 16 countries on Friday and Saturday.

• The "Stop Dirty Data Centres" coalition announced actions in 16 countries on Friday and Saturday.
• The completed data centre will consume electricity equivalent to every Amsterdam household.
• The protest was organized by the group Geef Tegengas.
• The Netherlands has about 200 data centres planned, under construction, or operating.
• Henna Virkkunen said Europe requires more data centres to power AI development.
• Pure Data Centres stated it is committed to engaging with local stakeholders.

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