That's a whole long post and what approach was taken varied from place to place, google "uber greyball" to see how uber prevented enforcement attempts... but re

That's a whole long post and what approach was taken varied from place to place, google "uber greyball" to see how uber prevented enforcement attempts... but really it came down to mass civil disobedience by drivers and riders to not comply with local taxi laws that brought about political change. For example, in some cities like Austin, TX when Lyft first came to town (at effectively the same time as Uber) their interface showed the fare as technically an optional donation and Lyft guaranteed the driver reimbursement. Austin was one of the few places in the US that for a short period successfully stopped use of lyft and uber but the city was over ruled by the state.