Residents of Ravenna, Ohio, united to stand up against Big Tech and its seemingly countless proposals to build new AI data centers.
What’s happening?
On April 10, at a meeting of the Ravenna City Council, the town’s planning committee advanced a year-long moratorium on new data centers after residents coalesced to show their concerns over their resource use.
Per the Record Courier, nearly 100 people filled the council chambers to show their discontent over these facilities, despite being held in the middle of the afternoon.
In one five-minute-long video, shared on X with over 250,000 views, Ravenna resident Will Hollingsworth is shown passionately making a case against new AI data centers in his community.
A clear, well-articulated argument against a new data center in Ohio… worth watching pic.twitter.com/c4hfr3EaBf
— non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) April 12, 2026
In his speech, Hollingsworth referenced many of the common arguments against the rapid expansion of data centers, including concerns over water use and pollution, in addition to fears over job losses…