Protesters broke into a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam, ABC News reported, linking the action to a wider backlash across Europe. The ABC News summary is brief and does not describe the protesters' methods or their goals in detail.

The Guardian reported that activists stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam. In its account, the newspaper said the action was part of a backlash to the social and environmental harms of the AI boom, which it said is spreading across Europe. The report, written by Ajit Niranjan, identified the protesters as members of Geef Tegengas, a Dutch direct action group, and said they clashed with police while breaking into the construction site.

According to the same Guardian report, separate actions also took place outside the fence surrounding the site and across Europe. The Guardian's summary does not give the number of protesters involved in either the Amsterdam action or the separate actions.

The two reports agree that the site in Amsterdam was entered by protesters and that the action connects to broader opposition in Europe. They differ in detail, with The Guardian naming the group involved and describing a confrontation with police, while the ABC News summary does not. Neither report, as available for this story, describes the outcome of the clashes, whether anyone was detained, or the extent of any damage to the site.

The material available for this report does not include a response from Microsoft to the incident.

Sources: ABC News: Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe’s backlash spreads; The Guardian: Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam.