Big Tech is targeting Philly with data centers and it has to stop, residents say. “We need a moratorium now,” members of the No Data Centers in Philly coalition said at a rally on Sept. 14.
No more big data centers without strict guardrails — and stop fuelling the AI surveillance systems like Flock that over-police us, protesters told city officials. “The fight starts here at home.”
“A hyperscale data center is a threat to all Philadelphians, especially working class, Black, Brown, and poor residents,” said coalition member Austin Cole of the Black Alliance For Peace.
The Hall Monitor brings you video from the protest on this week’s episode.
Also, on the show: city council’s latest attempt to study how best to dispose of Philly’s trash. And Lance Haver wishes the more of corporate America could take a page from the NFL.
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