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Amazon and Microsoft end NDAs on data center deals to build trust

Amazon will stop using NDAs in data center deal negotiations with local governments, following Microsoft’s similar move. This shift aims to address community backlash and opposition to AI infrastructure projects.

Source: TechCrunch AI · techcrunch.com Published 2026-10-09T16:56:42+00:00 Detected 2026-10-10T21:17:39+00:00
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Amazon will stop using NDAs in data center deal negotiations with local governments, following Microsoft’s similar move. This shift aims to address community backlash and opposition to AI infrastructure projects.

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Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums from New York to San...

Secrecy around AI data centers has led to moratoriums and resistance in many cities. Greater transparency could help build trust and ease tensions between tech companies and local communities.

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