Leaked documents revealed that Uber allegedly broke laws in global expansion push.
Uber Technologies Inc. attempted to lobby politicians and flouted laws as part of efforts to expand globally from 2013 to 2017, according to newspaper reports based on leaked documents.
In a statement released shortly after the reports were published, Uber didn’t deny any of the allegations and instead focused on the changes that have been made since Dara Khosrowshahi was named CEO in 2017. Uber’s aggressive tactics as it took on the taxi industry have been reported on for years. Bloomberg News reported in 2018 that the company had deployed a remote system to prevent police from obtaining internal data during raids.reported on text messages between Kalanick and Macron while he was finance minister.
According to the documents, Uber withdrew its person-to-person UberPop service in France in 2015, and a few months later, a law making it difficult to become a licensed Uber driver was modified in favour of the ride-hailing company infuriating taxi drivers.
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