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The Truth About Burning Waymos

2025/6/13
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通过深入探讨互联网文化和政治,Taylor Lorenz 为听众提供了对在线世界的深刻分析。
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Taylor Lorenz: 作为本次事件的讲述者,我认为Waymo车辆被烧是多重因素作用的结果。首先,Waymo车辆在收集大量数据的同时,也成为了警方的监控工具,这引起了抗议者的不满。他们认为Waymo与政府合作,侵犯了个人隐私和言论自由。其次,科技公司与政府之间的合作,特别是与ICE的合作,加剧了这种不满情绪。许多人认为,科技公司正在利用数据来压制异议和进行歧视。最后,大规模的监控和数据收集对言论自由构成了威胁,尤其是在专制领导人领导下。因此,我们需要更好的数据隐私法规,并提高公众对数据隐私的认识。我希望通过我的讲述,能够让更多人了解这一事件的复杂性,并共同努力保护我们的言论自由和隐私权。

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The burning of Waymo self-driving cars during ICE protests in Los Angeles sparked confusion and debate. While Waymos are generally popular in LA for their convenience, this incident highlights growing concerns about surveillance technology and its impact on free speech.
  • Five Waymo driverless cars were destroyed during ICE protests.
  • Waymo temporarily suspended service in downtown LA.
  • Los Angeles Waymos have largely been immune from attacks seen in other cities like San Francisco.

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Over the past week tech people, right wing figures and the media have been freaking out about Waymos being set on fire in downtown Los Angeles. The Waymos were burned during last weekend’s protests against ICE. 

A lot of people online seem deeply confused about the burnings of the cars. So, I'm going to break down why there's so much anti-Waymo sentiment, the rise of surveillance technology at protests, and how it all affects free speech. 

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