The Infrastructure Divide: Analyzing Community Stance on Data Center Development via Reddit

arXiv:2611.10109v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rapid expansion of AI-driven data center construction has outpaced public engagement: an estimated $64 billion in U.S. data center projects were blocked or delayed by local opposition between May 2024 and March 2025, yet the concerns driving this resistance remain poorly characterized. Prior engagement methods such as surveys and hearings are introduced late in the planning process, and no study has systematically mined social media to measure