Friday, 24 March, 2023

Meta's plans to build data centre in Netherlands hits political hurdle

<p>The Dutch Senate passed a vote on Tuesday urging the government to &quot;exercise its powers&quot; to block the installation of Facebook owner Meta&#39;s planned massive data center in the Netherlands for the time being. The town of Zeewolde, 50 kilometers east of Amsterdam, authorized plans in December to create the Netherlands&#39; largest facility of its sort. The facility will enable Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp in serving their European customers.</p>