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Uber Drivers Block Colombian Streets Over Plan to Curb Apps
- Drivers protest in Bogota over draft proposal to block apps
- Government says it wants to regulate apps but not ban them
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Hundreds of Uber, Cabify and Didi drivers blocked the streets of Colombia’s capital on Monday to protest government plans to curb ride-hailing apps.
The demonstrations, which disrupted the main route to the airport, broke out after a draft proposal circulated on Twitter which appeared to contemplate fines of 10.6 million pesos ($2,300) for some clients of such apps.