‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre
The Guardian
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A British company, Xlinks, plans to build one of Europe's largest AI datacentres and a large battery storage system in the protected UNESCO biosphere reserve near Great Torrington, north Devon. Local residents and international activists have mobilized strong opposition, citing environmental and community concerns, drawing parallels with similar datacentre protests in the US.
