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Why these communities are protesting against data centers

Local residents against data center operators

Why these communities are protesting against data centers
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Katherine Holmes
21/04/2025 17:30 ‧ 1 month ago | StarsInsider

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Ever wondered where all the information on the internet is stored? No, it doesn't just exist somewhere in the atmosphere. Instead, it is housed in data centers: enormous warehouses dotted across the globe that are full of very powerful computers.

While data centers serve an important purpose in 21st-century society, they are not without controversy. Indeed, they can be very non-environmentally-friendly and inefficient, not to mention unsightly. In some parts of the world, local residents are responding very negatively to data center operators looking to expand their capacity.

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