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title: "Dutch Police Arrest Dozens Following Storming of Microsoft Data Center Site"
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published_at: "2026-11-06T19:53:45.000Z"
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summary: "Dutch riot police removed dozens of activists from a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam, using pepper spray and batons to clear protesters who had occupied the area to oppose the planned 85-meter towers. The demonstration, part of a broader campaign across 16 European countries, criticized Microsoft's military ties and the environmental impact of large data centers."
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# Dutch Police Arrest Dozens Following Storming of Microsoft Data Center Site

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**Published:** 2026-11-06T19:53:45.000Z
**Category:** Infra
**Topics:** microsoft, regulation

## Summary

Dutch riot police removed dozens of activists from a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam, using pepper spray and batons to clear protesters who had occupied the area to oppose the planned 85\-meter towers\. The demonstration, part of a broader campaign across 16 European countries, criticized Microsoft's military ties and the environmental impact of large data centers\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/world/dutch-police-arrest-dozens-following-storming-of-microsoft-data-center-s-761377be>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118657483690348989>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2118754724652490871>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2118761581001728290>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2118782971796947331>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/steve_hanke/status/2118786494995550711>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/world/dutch-police-arrest-dozens-following-storming-of-microsoft-data-center-s-761377be>)