{
  "id": 11549384,
  "title": "Amazon says it has stopped using NDAs with county officials for data center projects and acknowledges community backlash is leading to data center moratoriums (Molly Taft/Wired)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/amazon-says-it-has-stopped-using-ndas-with-county-officials-for-data",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-02T23:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-says-it-is-going-to-stop-using-ndas-for-data-centers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Amazon has stopped using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with county officials for data center projects. The company acknowledges that community backlash against data centers is leading to moratoriums on new projects.\n\nAmazon has committed to donating over $1 billion to communities near its data centers over the next five years. The funds will be prioritized by the communities themselves across areas such as education, job training, and energy affordability.\n\nThe company has also made commitments to ensure its data centers do not increase local power bills or deplete water supplies. According to Amazon, 75 percent of its projects have already met its goal of being \"water positive\" by 2030.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica Policy",
        "title": "Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/amazons-1b-plan-to-combat-data-center-backlash-draws-more-backlash",
        "published": "2026-10-02T20:30:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Amazon to invest $1b in US data center communities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/amazon-to-invest-1b-in-us-data-center-communities",
        "published": "2026-10-03T01:20:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}