# Some Countries Court Data Centers As Communities Push Back

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/some-countries-court-data-centers-as-communities-push-back-ajo9>
> Published: 2026-09-17 11:41:59+00:00

# Some Countries Court Data Centers As Communities Push Back

By Ron Schmelzer, ContributorSource: 

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)
As AI data centers spark backlash elsewhere, countries like Lithuania are rolling out the welcome mat, betting power, policy and sovereignty can win the AI 

[compute](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/compute)race.
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