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Batam residents protest as data centres grow and their taps run dry

Hundreds of people in Batam, an Indonesian island near Singapore, have protested outside a data centre park. They say their homes have had no running water for months while the facilities have kept their servers cool, the BBC reported. The protest took place on October 5 at the gate of Nongsa Digit…

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  1. 2026-10-13 11:56 · The Next Web
    Batam residents protest as data centres grow and their taps run dry

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