The Truth About Burning Waymos

Taylor Lorenz June 13, 2025
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Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz explores internet culture, social media trends, Silicon Valley news, technology, influencers and the creator economy's impact on culture, politics, business, and more. Author of the bestselling book Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet, host of Power User podcast, and founder of the tech and online culture newsletter User Magazine.

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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. **** Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!! 🙏 https://www.usermag.co **** Subscribe to my newsletter: ⁠⁠https://www.usermag.co⁠⁠   / taylorlorenz     / taylorlorenz3.0     / taylorlorenz   https://bsky.app/profile/taylorlorenz... #tech #technology #selfdrivecars #cars #automobile #auto #selfdriving #google #waymo #tesla #elon #elonmusk #musk