Eh, kind of both.

When researchers peeked into which areas of the image were being used, it showed that the tiny camera watermark from the Google Streetview car was being used by the model a lot.

That is, the recognition system had learned all the routes every Google Street view car had taken, and was using that in its recognition process.

Not all images have this watermark though, so in the cases the watermark didn’t exist it then resorts to more traditional geoguessr tactics.

They named themselves W but those draconian ID requirements are an L

You can buy an eSim adapter online for ~$15 off sites such as AliExpress.

Such adapters are open source, and can support up to holding and swapping between 20 eSim cards, which makes phones with physical sim cards strictly dominate those without them.

No, China is not ahead of the western world on this, nor is this an unprecedented policy.

Most developed countries already have robust regulation preventing people from giving undue professional advice, especially in health or finance.

These are the same regulations preventing from you claiming to be a qualified lawyer, doctor, accountant, etc without the appropriate qualifications.

Many developed countries such as the UK, Australia, and Canada have already started arresting finfluencers after victims have sued them for making fraudulent claims.

FCA leads international crackdown on illegal finfluencers | FCA - https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-leads-international-crackdown-illegal-finfluencers

The equation of a university degree as a valid qualification for China is mostly an artefact of the lack of adequate professional bodies and accreditation.

But if course, the devil is in the details and implementation.