A startling photo of abandoned Birds shows the electric scooter backlash has begun

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• Electric scooter startups are raising billions of dollars in capital, but the backlash might be beginning.
• A Santa Monica resident posted a startling image on Twitter comparing scores of abandoned Bird electric scooters to the Hitchcock film "The Birds."
• Electric scooter startups have run into trouble with city officials around the US for dumping their wares into new locations without asking.

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Silicon Valley's venture capitalists might be pouring billions into electric scooter startups, but firms like Bird, Lime, and Spin are already facing a backlash from residents.

This was highlighted by a light-hearted tweet from Madeline Eskind, a product manager at Twitter. She posted an image of scores of abandoned Bird scooters in the startup's home city of Santa Monica, with the caption: "The 2018 remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 'The Birds.'"

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