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Big Tech looks to Australia as data center backlash grows

​The Big Tech companies want to build a lot more data centers.

They’re facing legal challenges and public backlash across the country, so they’ve been looking abroad for new opportunities. And Australia is high on their list.

Kristina Kukolja reports from Melbourne.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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