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As Uber aggressively expanded into new markets throughout the world, it lobbied political authorities to loosen labour and taxi restrictions, among other nefarious practices.
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a nonprofit network of reporters, combed through internal Uber texts, emails, invoices, and other data to get an “unprecedented look into the ways Uber defied taxi laws and upended workers’ rights”.
The documents were first leaked to The Guardian newspaper, which shared them with the consortium.
According to the new report, the corporation reportedly employed a "kill switch" to circumvent regulators and law enforcement, channelled money through Bermuda and other tax havens, and explored presenting violence against its drivers as a tactic to generate public sympathy.
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Uber, which was founded in 2009, intended to circumvent taxi restrictions by providing inexpensive transportation via a ride-sharing app.
The “Uber Files” released by the consortium highlighted the incredible lengths the corporation went to to establish itself in nearly 30 countries.
According to the papers, the company’s lobbyists — including former aides to then-US President Barack Obama — pressed government officials to suspend investigations, change labour and taxi regulations, and relax background checks on drivers.
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