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    Nadine Freischlad · · 1 min read

    Anti-Uber protests in France take on a new, violent dimension

    Screen Shot 2015-06-26 at 11.07.49 AMIn China, Uber’s offices have been raided. In Indonesia, Uber drivers were arrested. But in France, anti-Uber protesters are blocking roads and burning cars.

    Courtney Love, apparently on a trip to France, got stuck in the middle of it. Scary right?

    Screen Shot 2015-06-26 at 11.01.27 AM

    How long can Uber keep this up? What could they have done better to avoid such clashes?

    (Images from WSJ Journal video)

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