Berlin's punk-rock district charges into battle against Google

[Sanguine]

Berlin (AFP) - Global cities from Seoul to Tel Aviv have welcomed Google with open arms, but in the bohemian Berlin district of Kreuzberg the Silicon Valley giant has found itself on the frontlines of gentrification trench warfare.

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But a campaign dubbed "F*** Off Google" has begun organising monthly demonstrations at the site of the company's future "campus", set to open later this year....

..."They're going to create a battery farm for harvesting ideas, talented people and projects, then build them into the Google empire -- via Ireland and the Netherlands to avoid paying taxes," he predicted.

- Gentrification wars -

Startups have drawn cash and well-heeled tech workers to Berlin, but the influx has accelerated the city's transition from a "poor but sexy" haven for artists, anarchists and squatters to a pricey capital of cool.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/berlins-punk-rock-district-charges-battle-against-google-044956299.html

[TomSea]

Thank you for the posted articles.

[Sanguine]

You're welcome.

It's interesting that Berlin is still suffering from the Soviet occupation, even though it's been ended for almost 30 years.