E-scooter startup tries removing blog on hacking, apologises
E-scooter startup Bird has apologised for trying to remove a December 2018 blog post published by 'Boing Boing' about $30 conversion kits that can be used to hack its scooters. Bird had demanded the post's removal alleging the writer promoted sales of an illegal product designed to bypass copyright protection. "[L]egal team overstretched...sent a takedown request...we apologise", Bird said.