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Meta’s warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder
Publisher description: Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects.
TechCrunch | Nov 5, 2026 | Sarah Perez
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Meta President Dina Powell McCormick said that the Democratic wins in the midterm elections are going to make it a lot harder for companies to build data centers, adding that the industry has “not done as good a job as we needed to explain the benefits of these investments.” Speaking at the WSJ Tech conference on Wednesday, the Meta exec pointed out that the backlash against data centers — which was very much on the ballot during this election season — was also tied to people’s feelings about AI technology overall.
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