cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/50268143
July 18, 2026
Summary:
- Organizers demand transparency, resource safeguards, community benefits and developer accountability
- Only 14% back an AI data center in their community, June Reuters/Ipsos poll showed
- Texas hosted 18 protests, the most of any state
- Turnout lower than expected at some rallies, local organizers say
5 Comments
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 16d
Burn em down 🔥
daannii@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 15d
Have a nice fire themed playlist I played at the last Tesla dealership protest I went to.
Seems like I'll get more use out of it.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQUDI2beEZ9rOVZ48pC5Lw1tBa1EgdEC
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 15d
♫ We're gonna start this fire
And we'll keep it burnin'
Long as the world's still turnin' ♫
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · -3 pts · 15d
I work with health data.
You want datacenters. Believe me you really want them. You don't want resources wasted on Ai, but this protest is about killing datacenters, and there is a baby in that bathwater.
Mcdolan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 15d
Can you point out the baby? I'm pretty sure the overwhelming majority of these are "ai".