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April 20, 2016 11:54 pm -04

Uber mocks Australian state's stiff fines, takes away the Ubers

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Imagine a world without Uber? Okay, now come back to 2016. Unless you are in Queensland, Australia.

The Australian state of Queensland is trying really hard to stamp out ridesharing by introducing a bunch of new regulations Thursday. Uber responded to the move by releasing a ride option on its app, which shows a lonely, Uber-less world.  

The company rolled out the ride option called "Katter" — named after Bob Katter, the politician behind the new regulations — in which there are no cars available.  It is a move to show what Queensland will eventually look like if the rules keep coming. Read more...

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