Europe joins data center protests | DW News

Will Europe follow the lead of US voters who swept Democrats to power on the promise of curtailing data center growth? Weekend protests across Europe are focussed on highlighting the downside of the AI build out and asking for moratoriums on future expansion. Investigative journalist Mei-Ling McNamara tells DW, protesters are growing in number as the movement against big tech reaches a critical moment.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro: People's fight against data centres

00:40 Is resistance to AI expansion a turning point against Big Tech?

05:05 Political and financial costs for politicians and billionaires

10:21 Analysis from investigative journalist Mei-Ling McNamara

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