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On 7 November, protests against the uncontrolled construction of artificial intelligence infrastructure took place in various European countries.
On 7 November, protests against the expansion of the data centre network took place in various parts of Europe. Local residents expressed concern over the social and environmental consequences of infrastructure projects related to artificial intelligence.
According to Bloomberg data, approximately 2,000 people participated in the march in Dublin (Ireland). Around 1,300 participants gathered in Helsinki (Finland), and similar actions were held in several smaller cities in the country.
Representatives of the Stop Dirty Data Centres coalition of local democratic and climate groups stated that their goal is to stop the uncontrolled expansion of AI data centres. They emphasise the need to prevent the interests of major technology corporations from threatening democratic processes.
Activists from various regions joined the actions: from Scotland to Spain and from France to Denmark. Protesters are demanding a moratorium on construction until society democratically determines the conditions under which AI and data centres will be beneficial to people and the planet.
In Amsterdam (Netherlands), hundreds of protesters clashed with police near a Microsoft corporation facility on Friday. As a result of these events, law enforcement officers detained one person.
Global data centre construction has accelerated because technology companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure for running and training artificial intelligence. This pace is causing concern among local communities due to high demand for land and electricity, rising energy prices, and doubts about the real economic benefit for residents.
Ireland has attracted large-scale investments from American tech giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, which has turned the country into one of the largest data processing centres in Europe. According to the official statistical agency, in 2025, data centres accounted for 23% of the country's total recorded electricity consumption.
In September, Google announced its largest investment in Europe in history, worth €13 billion. The project involves expanding an existing data centre in Finland and building two new ones.
Residents of Finland are becoming increasingly critical of such facilities after it became known that Google representatives felled a forest, removed the top layer of soil, and paved roads on one of the sites before the completion of the environmental impact assessment. As a result, the developer company has become a subject of a criminal investigation, and the government is preparing legislation to limit AI expansion.
The wave of discontent in Europe resonates with the growth of protests in the US, where the spread of data centres has become one of the key factors in this week's midterm elections. Voters in several states supported local officials who promised to stop or suspend such construction.
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