In Photos: Protests Against Data Centres Sweep European Cities
Demonstrators took to the streets in Dublin, London and Denmark on Saturday, November 7, protesting against data centre developments and plans for new facilities, including Microsoft's data centre in Lille Skensved.
Protesters opposing data centers carry signs during a protest in Dublin city centre, Ireland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Peter Morrison
A banner is displayed during a demonstration in Hornchurch, London, against plans to build a data center in the borough of Havering, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Alberto Pezzali
People gather to demonstrate against data centers in front of Microsoft's data center in Lille Skensved, Denmark, Saturday Nov. 7, 2026. | Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
A demonstrator holds a banner during a protest in Hornchurch, London, against plans to build a data center in the borough of Havering, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Alberto Pezzali
A young girl wears a board reading in Spanish: "More cats, less data centers" during a protest against data center developments in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
People take part in a protest against data center developments in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. Board on the left reads in Spanish: "Spain is not a slaughter zone". | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
Protesters hold up signboards as they march calling for a freeze on data centers in Corbehem, France, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Jean-Francois Badias
Protesters hold signs reading "What is the true COST of this investment?”, “Let’s not let the world drown in AI slop!” and “Water consumption: 1 data centre = 3,000 people. And they tell US to save water?!” during a protest against data centers in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. | Photo: AP/Claudia Ciobanu
A banner reads “Two data centers, 35 metres from our homes! Prime Minister Tusk, help!!!” during a protest against data centers in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. | Photo: AP/Claudia Ciobanu
In this image made from video, protesters wearing scarves over their faces climb over a temporary construction fence at the site where a new Microsoft data center is being built, in Amsterdam, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. | Photo: AP
In this image made from video, protesters wearing scarves over their faces climb over a temporary construction fence at the site where a new Microsoft data center is being built, in Amsterdam, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. | Photo: AP
Anti-data center demonstrators hold signs during a protest in front of a data center in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ebrahim Noroozi
A protester holds an anti data center sign during a protest in front of a data center in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ebrahim Noroozi
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