[LINK] Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.

[David]

On Wednesday, 25 February 2026 09:38:20 AEDT Kim Holburn wrote:
> There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.
> Problems:
> . Power
> . Thermal Regulation
> . Radiation Tolerance
> . Communications

It occurs to me the reason some Tech Billionaires see this as an attractive idea may have nothing to do with its' supposed environmental advantages, but rather the Australian project to ban minors from social media platforms.

This is being watched in many other countries, including the U.S. and Europe.  But what legal system applies to data centres in orbit, or on the moon, or for that matter on Mars?  After all, the advertising and other revenue it might generate comes from right here on planet Earth, and I'm sure some clever lawyers could create a suitable company structure.

_DavidL_