In a court filing, the companies argue that social media companies “caused an unprecedented increase in thefts.” The cars being stolen didn’t have basic anti-theft technology.

Kia and Hyundai Blame TikTok and Instagram For Their Cars Getting Stolen::In a court filing, the companies argue that social media companies “caused an unprecedented increase in thefts.” The cars being stolen didn’t have basic anti-theft technology.

  • bcbrz@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    9 months ago

    While the lack of immobilizer is dumb it makes sense they use that rationale as a way to cast doubt on their liability in the situation.

    I’m actually most surprised that insurance companies (and their own finance dept) have allowed it to happen. Eg, Subarus in the mid-2000s didn’t have immobilizers - insurance rates were very high (if allowed), eventually sales were affected and they added the feature.