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Amazon Drops NDAs in Data Center Deals After Public Backlash
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Fusion42 · 9 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Amazon has stopped using non-disclosure agreements in negotiations for data center deals with local governments, following Microsoft’s earlier similar move, aiming to address community opposition and build trust amid widespread moratoriums on AI infrastructure projects in US cities.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure, and 2 sources have reported it between 3 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
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Data centre deals are no longer secretive, exposing you to local scrutiny earlier and forcing faster community engagement. This change makes public pushback harder to ignore and negotiation delays an operational risk to manage now.
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2 sources · first reported 3 Oct 2026 · latest 9 Oct 2026
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