@thedailyblock: 🚨BREAKING: China is funding a nationwide activist ecosystem against data center buildout and Flock cameras. A new inve…
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An investigative report reveals that China is funding activist groups and influencers to oppose data center construction and the use of Flock surveillance cameras.
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🚨BREAKING: China is funding a nationwide activist ecosystem against data center buildout and Flock cameras.
A new investigative report traces millions of dollars through organizations and influencers connected to opposing data centers and Flock cameras. https://t.co/ACWQTRRFCd
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@paulg: If the Chinese government were sufficiently organized, they'd be funding opposition to data centers in the US. But the …
The tweet suggests that if the Chinese government were organized, they would fund opposition to US data centers, and since they are organized, they presumably already do.