How global media covered the Uber law-breaking revelations

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11.07.2022 - 09:29

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More than 180 journalists at 40 media outlets including the Guardian, Le Monde, the Washington Post and the BBC have collaborated on a series of investigative reports about how Uber’s ruthless tactics helped it to gain a foothold in crucial cities around the world.

The Guardian’s print edition and website front pages lead with the story under the headline “The Uber files: Leak reveals secret lobbying operation to conquer the world”, and reports how the company “broke rules, duped police and put pressure on politicians to allow its regulation-busting service to flourish”.

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The Washington Post leads its website on the investigation with the headline: “Uber used covert tech to thwart government probes and advance its ambitions”. It goes on to detail how officials entered Uber’s offices in Amsterdam only to see computers “go dark before their eyes” thanks to the startup’s use of a so-called “kill switch” that disabled devices and blocked regulatory work.

In Canada, the Toronto Star also reports on the “kill switch” and what is says was “driver exploitation”.

In Spain, El País runs the story on its front page with the headline: “Una filtración masiva revela malas prácticas de Uber” (“A massive leak reveals Uber’s bad practices”).

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