[xvxvx]

‘The Texas Water Development Board runs a separate, mandatory survey, yet only 17 percent of data centers answered in 2025 (despite the penalty for ignoring it being a Class C misdemeanor).’

My YouTube feed had been a steady rotation of AI generated ads claiming that data centers use a tiny amount of water and that everyone is freaking out about nothing. So: propaganda.

[beanjuiceII]

they do use a tiny amount of water

[JohnFen]

The ones in my part of the country demonstrably use an enormous amount of water.