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When data centers move in
17 July 2026

When data centers move in

Deutsche Welle

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The internet's invisible backbone is becoming impossible to ignore. As data centers multiply, so do questions about the land, power, communities they depend on - and who decides where they go. In part one, we visit a quiet town in Europe's biggest data center hub to see what the race to build our digital future looks like on the ground.