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The push back on the Kreuzberg campus was much more about housing affordability than perceived privacy and data abuse. “Konstantin Sergiou, a member of one of
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The push back on the Kreuzberg campus was much more about housing affordability than perceived privacy and data abuse.
“Konstantin Sergiou, a member of one of the neighborhood campaign groups, told the Guardian in May that the Google campus signaled the kind of urban change “that has proven to be so problematic elsewhere, such as in San Francisco.” He noted that a several different tenants’ groups and activists had been working to halt gentrification in Kreuzberg. “When Google decided to move into the area, we were already organized.””[0]
[0] https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/qz.com/1435550/google-abandons-plan-to-build-a-new-kreuzberg-campus-in-berlin/amp/ https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/qz.com/1435550/google-abando...