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Johnson calls data center backlash a psyop
Original: Johnson calls data center backlash psyop
Johnson has dismissed growing public opposition to data centers as a 'psyop', arguing the backlash is manufactured rather than a genuine grassroots concern. The comment lands amid intensifying disputes in the US, UK and Ireland over data centers' electricity and water use, noise and impact on farmland. Critics say dismissing local objections as psychological manipulation insults affected communities, while supporters see growing hysteria blocking needed digital infrastructure.
Why now: Data centers are a live political fight over energy, land and AI infrastructure, and calling opponents' concerns a psyop is provocative.
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