{"slug": "who-is-fueling-the-protests-against-ai-data-centers-china-too", "title": "Who is fueling the protests against AI data centers? China too", "summary": "A Gallup poll found that 71 percent of Americans oppose the construction of AI data centers in their own area, with nearly half firmly opposed, according to a report by Decode39. The article suggests that protests against AI data centers may be fueled by foreign actors, including China, adding a geopolitical dimension to the local opposition.", "body_md": "That Americans do not want AI data centers near their homes is by now hard to dispute: 71 percent oppose the construction of a data center in their own area, according to Gallup, with nearly half firmly opposed. A familiar Nimby story, with a twist. This is a classic Nimby dynamic, and not one confined […]\n\nThe post [Who is fueling the protests against AI data centers? China too](https://decode39.com/16136/who-is-fueling-the-protests-against-ai-data-centers-china-too/) appeared first on [Decode39](https://decode39.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/who-is-fueling-the-protests-against-ai-data-centers-china-too", "canonical_source": "https://decode39.com/16136/who-is-fueling-the-protests-against-ai-data-centers-china-too/", "published_at": "2026-08-12 11:12:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-12 11:36:52.530778+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Gallup", "Decode39"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/who-is-fueling-the-protests-against-ai-data-centers-china-too", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/who-is-fueling-the-protests-against-ai-data-centers-china-too.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/who-is-fueling-the-protests-against-ai-data-centers-china-too.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/who-is-fueling-the-protests-against-ai-data-centers-china-too.jsonld"}}