Stop the AI Build-Out, Start the Fight
Communities across the US are protesting against Big Tech's data center boom, demanding a moratorium on new data centers to force democratic control over artificial intelligence. A national moratorium has been proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, with similar proposals in at least 12 states.
Working-class communities across the US are rising up against Big Tech's data center boom. Residents in El Paso, Texas, Festus, Missouri, DeKalb County, Georgia, and Howell Township, Michigan, are protesting proposed data centers. The grassroots resistance is driving a demand for a moratorium on new data centers. Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced a national moratorium, with similar proposals in at least 12 states. Public Citizen and other organizations have developed policy solutions to rein in Big Tech and protect consumers, workers, and the climate. The goal is to stall the development of data centers to establish a regulatory framework.
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