Car thefts
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.
Hyundai Says Its Cars Will No Longer Be Easy to Steal Using Viral TikTok Instructions
A free software patch is available to some models now.
Kia and Hyundai Are Being Sued Because Viral TikToks Showed How Easy It Is to Steal Their Cars
The sister companies were virtually the only ones to not make immobilizers standard by the mid-2010s.
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