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> It's not like some really unpopular celebrity said "They're my favorite company" Didn't the "delete Uber" campaign start the other week because of connection

• eli 10y ago
  People are choosing to boycott the app for multiple different reasons
• YCode 10y ago
  The whole fare surge thing [1] was unfortunate and a bit of a catch 22 for Uber's part. Even so giving them clemency is a bit like blaming a heart attack on bad luck instead of decades of poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle. [1] http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/30/uber-forced-to-apologize-after-surge-in-pricing-during-trump-protests/ http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/30/uber-forced-to-apologize-a...
• MBCook 10y ago
  There was a bit of a mess around their messaging (I don't know exactly what) and Trump's immigration ban, that was one of the flare ups. I was thinking something more like if Bill Cosby had said he takes uber all the time when the allegations came out about him or a 'Uber Serial Killer' was found. If they were associated through no fault of their own with something VERY unpopular. I'm not sure if the Trump thing qualifies, but it was a bit of a mess and I'm not clear on exactly what went down, but my sense is it wasn't exactly the kind of thing I was thinking of.