Protesters enter Microsoft data-center site in Amsterdam and hang “fuck AI” banner
Geef Tegengas-linked action on Nov 6; reports say ~100 people reached the Pure Data Centres build for three 85-meter towers where Microsoft is sole tenant; police intervened.
Why it matters
Amsterdam banned new data centers until 2030 after an earlier pause, but this Microsoft-tenant project by Pure Data Centres has proceeded under older plans. Activists also unfurled a “Microsoft powers genocide” banner and chanted against the company. The action sits in a week of European data-center protests, including a mock checkpoint outside a Microsoft site in Dublin. US midterm-linked local pushback on data centers is also in the background.
Key facts
- Protest morning of 2026-11-06 in Amsterdam
- Geef Tegengas-linked organizers
- ~100 people reported on site; crane banner “fuck AI”
- Three 85-meter towers; Microsoft sole tenant (Pure Data Centres)
- City ban on new data centers until 2030; project under older plans