Uber defiant in the face of French ridesharing crackdown

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve today launched a legal action to permanently shut down UberPOP, Uber’s non-professional ride service, according to Reuters. The move follows a protest against UberPOP by as many as 3,000 taxi drivers that cr…

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People Are Redesigning World Cup Sponsors’ Logos to Protest Worker Abuse

FIFA is getting it from all sides right now, and for good reason. Last night the US Justice Department reportedly arrested officials for fraud related to the upcoming World Cups in Qatar and Russia. And even before the arrests, fans were protesting the use of forced labor
at World Cup construction sites by hitting the event’s organizers where it hurts: Its sponsors.

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