France vows to stop UberPop amid protests

The French government responded to nationwide protests by taxi drivers on the 25 June 2015 by vowing to crackdown on ride-sharing app UberPop. There were ugly scenes across the country as protests turned violent.

Two of the bosses of Uber France were arrested by police and taken into questioning on the 29 June 2015.

France's constitutional court threw out an appeal by Uber against a ban on its ride-sharing app UberPop on the 22 September 2015.

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