TikTok is also a factor in the war between Ukraine and Russia. One of Europe’s largest munitions makers said efforts to meet growing conflict demand are being hampered by a new TikTok data center gobbling up power in the region near its biggest factory. The chief executive of Nammo, which is co-owned by the Norwegian government, said a planned expansion of central Norway’s largest factory has stalled due to a power shortage due to the construction of TikTok’s new data center, which uses electricity in the area where the factory is located.
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The demand for artillery shells is 15 times higher than normal, and the European ammunition industry has to invest 2 billion euros in new factories to keep up with Ukraine’s needs. According to some estimates, Ukraine fires 6,000 to 7,000 artillery shells a day and faces ammunition shortages after more than a year of war. And social networks also play a role.
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