Meta Warns Midterm Election Pushback Threatens US Data Center Expansion Plans

Meta Platforms warns that political backlash and regulatory scrutiny following recent midterm elections will create major hurdles for domestic data center expansion. Speaking at a Wall Street Journal tech conference, Meta President Dina Powell McCormick highlighted mounting local opposition to new infrastructure builds. To counter these headwinds, Meta is evaluating international expansion, funding its own power generation, and expanding existing sites. The company is projecting up to $145 billion in capital expenditures this year as it builds computing capacity to support its 'Muse' AI agents across its 3.6 billion global user base.