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he never stopped building his infra once.
This blanket claim is incorrect. Meta publicly disclosed that it canceled multiple existing data center projects in late 2022, and Reuters also reported it suspended a giant Netherlands data-center plan in 2022.
Full reasoning
Meta's own 2022 annual report contradicts the claim that Zuckerberg/Meta "never stopped building his infra once." In that filing, Meta says that in December 2022 it "reevaluated our data center investment strategy" and, as a result, "decided to pivot several of our data center building projects to a next generation design while also canceling multiple existing data center projects." That is a direct admission that some infrastructure buildouts were stopped/canceled.
An independent Reuters report from March 30, 2022 likewise says Meta "was suspending plans to build a giant data centre in the Netherlands" and quotes the company saying, "Given the current circumstances, we have decided to pause our development efforts in Zeewolde."
So while Meta continued investing heavily in infrastructure overall, the specific absolute claim that he "never stopped building his infra once" is false: the company did pause/suspend/cancel multiple data-center projects.
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- Meta Platforms 2022 Annual Report (SEC filing)
As a result, we decided to pivot several of our data center building projects to a next generation design while also canceling multiple existing data center projects.
- Facebook owner Meta suspends controversial plans for giant data centre near Amsterdam | Euronews/Reuters
Facebook owner Meta said on Tuesday it was suspending plans to build a giant data centre in the Netherlands ... "Given the current circumstances, we have decided to pause our development efforts in Zeewolde."