Ride-hailing app Uber has had a rough weekend. The company found itself the target of a negative hashtag Sunday, stemming largely from Donald Trump’s executive order to ban citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
Saturday saw a huge protest against the de facto Muslim ban at JFK International Airport in New York. Taxi drivers refused to pick people up from the airport in solidarity with those who were detained after Trump’s order.
Uber, meanwhile, one of the world’s wealthiest startups last valued at $68 billion, continued operating and promoted the decision to eliminate its controversial surge pricing, which lowered prices but was seen by many as “strike breaking.” Read more…
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