On social media, few are expressing sympathy for striking taxi drivers who are protesting against GPS apps such as Uber that compete with their services. In Thailand, a screening of "1984" is banned by police; George Orwell's dystopian novel has become a symbol for those opposing the military coup. Finally, passengers bringing too much hand luggage on board flights are being named and shamed by Twitter users, while a man locked inside an airport overnight publishes a video that has gone viral.
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