▲ 568 ▼ This is how Uber is manipulating americans. They sent an emergency message to everyone in the city, telling them to protest. The tax is $1 to improve public transit (cdn.bsky.app) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by daniel_callahan@jlai.lu to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (4 children) This has to be illegal and if it isn't it should be. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago For some reason tech companies get a pass on a ton of regulations just because they're a different form of whatever they're replacing. "No no no Ubers not a taxi service it's an app. toooootally different..." /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago If you have money, legality means nothing. Uber has money. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Looks like an app notification They can send notifications through their app (which you installed and very probably accepted to in the terms and conditions) without any legal concern so yeah no. Even if you try fighting it they'll just say hey it's your phone man just uninstall the app permalink fedilink source parent [–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago* Uber is literally a tool for violating labor law. They'll get away with it, unless someone offers them some masonry. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago For some reason tech companies get a pass on a ton of regulations just because they're a different form of whatever they're replacing. "No no no Ubers not a taxi service it's an app. toooootally different..." /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago If you have money, legality means nothing. Uber has money. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Looks like an app notification They can send notifications through their app (which you installed and very probably accepted to in the terms and conditions) without any legal concern so yeah no. Even if you try fighting it they'll just say hey it's your phone man just uninstall the app permalink fedilink source parent
[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago* Uber is literally a tool for violating labor law. They'll get away with it, unless someone offers them some masonry. permalink fedilink source parent