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Locals protest proposed data center in Plumpton

Locals in Plumpton protested a proposed data center outside a Melton council meeting. The protesters aimed to lobby the council to advocate for a state-level moratorium on data centers. AI

RANK_REASON The item describes a local protest against a data center, which is not a significant AI industry event.

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Locals protest proposed data center in Plumpton

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Mob of locals protested against giant proposed # datacentre at Plumpton outside the Melton council meeting before going in to lobby the council to call on state

    Mob of locals protested against giant proposed # datacentre at Plumpton outside the Melton council meeting before going in to lobby the council to call on state government for # datacentremoratorium # datacenters # ai