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Datacenter industry uses propaganda to counter public opposition

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The datacenter industry is employing propaganda and information control tactics to counter public opposition to new facilities. Research indicates that opaque non-profits and dark money groups, often with ties to tech companies like OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz, are used to mask the source of these campaigns. These efforts aim to obscure the environmental impact and inflate the economic benefits, such as job creation and tax revenue, by omitting crucial details about permanent positions, subcontractor employment, and tax abatements. AI

IMPACT Highlights how AI industry growth is impacting local communities through opaque lobbying and environmental concerns.

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Datacenter industry uses propaganda to counter public opposition

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  1. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Samuel Woolley, Dean Jackson and Maia Woluchem ·

    The datacenter industry is using propaganda to fight opposition | Samuel Woolley, Dean Jackson and Maia Woluchem

    <p>Big tech has used misdirection, disinformation and jargon to obscure the harm the facilities can cause to communities</p><p>“Antifa”. “Commies”. “Chinese bots”. Everyone from tech leaders to the president has called datacenter resistance a “<a href="https://www.businessinsider…

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