Posts by JSAMcFarlane@mastodon.ie
 (DIR) Post #B5TxSk36v1XNDChg9Y by JSAMcFarlane@mastodon.ie
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       @EUCommission it also means accountability, transparency and limits to lobbying power."Microsoft ghostwrote EU policy that keeps data centres' energy use secret":https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/04/copy-paste-govern
       
 (DIR) Post #B5YYFf4gZoc0xHuEaW by JSAMcFarlane@mastodon.ie
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       @EUCommission this is undermined by the fact that tech companies can successfully lobby to hide the real cost of their datacentres.> US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secrethttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/17/microsoft-us-tech-firms-lobbied-eu-secrecy-rules-datacentre-emissions
       
 (DIR) Post #B9j50xP5LnaIW6uCFE by JSAMcFarlane@mastodon.ie
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       @FakeScrumStats "Oh, you mean those old Matrix themed ones?"