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Nov 6, 2026

Protesters break into Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam

Activists stormed a Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam, with some climbing a crane and setting off flares while others clashed with police, as part of a broader European backlash against AI infrastructure expansion.

Nov 6, 2026·5 sources

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▪Dutch police detained between 150 and 200 people suspected of trespassing during the protest at the Microsoft construction site on November 6, 2026
▪A spokesperson for Pure Data Centres requested that protesters leave the live construction site safely and engage in dialogue regarding the development
▪The Stop Dirty Data Centres coalition organized a two-day series of protests across 15 to 16 European countries on November 6 and 7, 2026, demanding a moratorium on new data centres

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