"According to The New York Times, Meta is set to spend $65 million this year backing politicians who are sympathetic to its cause. This is driven by concerns that its AI ambitions might be hampered by regulations intended to keep people safe, plus growing opposition from communities to giant data campuses popping up in their local area. Meta is starting up two new super PACs (Political Action Committees - organizations to influence election outcomes),"
"The frenzy of interest in AI development has led to a boom in datacenter building to feed the demand for AI processing infrastructure. This in turn has met opposition from local communities, who are worried about issues including the impact on electricity bills and water supplies. Research org Data Center Watch reports that 20 US server farm projects were blocked or delayed amid local opposition during Q2 2025. Meta alone has revealed plans to build a number of multi-gigawatt datacenter clusters,"
Meta plans to spend $65 million this year to back politicians sympathetic to the AI industry and is forming two new super PACs, Forge the Future Project targeting Republicans and Making Our Tomorrow targeting Democrats, joining two existing PACs. Other tech leaders including Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman are funding a $50 million super PAC called Leading the Future with similar goals. Rapid AI development has driven a datacenter building boom that has prompted local opposition over electricity and water impacts; Data Center Watch reports 20 US server farm projects were blocked or delayed in Q2 2025. Meta plans multi-gigawatt datacenter clusters, including a proposal that would cover much of Manhattan, and the datacenter industry faces a public image problem.
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