# Who is fueling the protests against AI data centers? China too

> Source: <https://decode39.com/16136/who-is-fueling-the-protests-against-ai-data-centers-china-too/>
> Published: 2026-08-12 11:12:37+00:00

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 […]

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