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The video discusses the Biden administration's initiative to increase electric vehicle sales to 50% by 2030, along with enforcing stricter standards for combustion vehicles to reduce emissions. It highlights the challenges faced by carmakers in terms of investment and legislative support. Additionally, the video covers Facebook's disabling of accounts belonging to researchers studying political ads and disinformation, citing terms of service violations. The controversy involves differing opinions on the safety and ethics of the data scraping tools used by researchers.

What is the target year by which the Biden administration aims to have half of new vehicle sales be electric?

• 2030

• 2040

• 2025

• 2035

What percentage of national emissions in the US is attributed to transportation?

• 25%

• 20%

• 14%

• 10%

Why did Facebook disable the accounts of certain researchers?

• They were spreading misinformation.

• They were promoting political ads.

• They violated terms of service by using data scraping tools.

• They hacked into Facebook's system.

What do independent researchers at Mozilla say about the tools used by NYU researchers?

• They are only partially safe.

• They are harmful and should be banned.

• They are safe to use.

• They are outdated and ineffective.

What do experts argue Facebook should do regarding security researchers?

• Allow unrestricted access to all data.

• Make exceptions for researchers working in good faith.

• Ban all external research.

• Ignore all research findings.