Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam
novaRom
38 points
35 comments
November 06, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)
GaryBluto
I eagerly await seeing prosecution. People need to learn that just because they don't like something doesn't mean they have the right to stop it existing, no matter how much they stomp their feet.
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https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/240894/protest-datacenter-amste...
Datagenerator
Why does a standard European keyboard have two Microsoft keys and zero Euro keys?
jauco
They broke in to the construction site of a datacenter. Can we make the title a bit less sensational and more truthful? (Not blaming the submitter, this is the title of TFA)
ChrisArchitect
Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/protesters-enter-microsof... ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50391630 )
returnInfinity
I think this is economic anger misdirected at DCs All the AI Job loss narrative doesn't help, but attracts the wrath.