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Big Tech seeks UK government help over data centre protests
Original: I see the BigTech builders of UK data centres are sufficiently concerned about the prospect of widening (local) politica
Major technology companies building data centres in the UK are worried about growing local political resistance and protests, and are asking the government to intervene with a 'compact' to make construction conditions easier. The move suggests firms see community opposition as a real obstacle to expanding UK data centre capacity.
Why now: Local opposition to data centre construction is growing, and the request for government backing highlights tensions between Big Tech expansion and communities.
Big TechUK governmentUK data centres
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- I see the BigTech builders of UK data centres are sufficiently concerned about the prospect of widening (local) political resistance & protests that they are seeking Govt. intervention to deliver a 'compact' to ease the local environment for construction... Of course, given our… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 4
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