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According to some people on X, they shut down immediately, while rides were still active. Sounds like an unplanned (and quite crazy) action. https://x.com/gerg

According to some people on X, they shut down immediately, while rides were still active. Sounds like an unplanned (and quite crazy) action. https://x.com/gergelyorosz/status/2095256757178188113 https://x.com/gergelyorosz/status/2095256757178188113

1970-01-01 1mo ago
This is hilarious. They are legally kidnappers at this point. No reason to even stop the ride and let you get out for free.
- deleted 1mo ago
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embedding-shape 1mo ago
Given Uber is one of the few companies who are lucky enough to have a separate page for all the controversies on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Uber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Uber), they also have their own fair of experience with police raids on their offices. They've also used "‘kill switch’ during raids to stop police seeing data" (https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-files-leak-reveals-global-lobbying-campaign https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-files-leak...) before, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was some sort of legal "kill switch" or whatever that got triggered, so they can get rid of everything faster.
- bossyTeacher 1mo ago
  > They've also used "‘kill switch’ during raids to stop police seeing data If Uber wasn't a VC backed company, they would have been charged with destruction of evidence or similar.
  - minraws 1mo ago
    They likely were but Companies don't go to jail they pay fines
    - abdullahkhalids 1mo ago
      Shops and factories can be temporarily shut down if they don't comply with regulations. Businesses that require licenses like law practices may similarly have to stop operations. That is half of going to jail. Unfortunately, the growth potential that software industry generally provides has generally prevented governments for creating and enforcing similar laws for software products and such.
      - johndhi 1mo ago
        How does growth potential relate to legal enforcement?
        UnfitFootprint 1mo ago
        The way everybody involved makes money
        abdullahkhalids 1mo ago
        In the current system, political parties who do things that stop the economy growing are usually voted out, more than political parties that refuse to take action against nebulous criminal activity. That's why, for example, my city refuses to do anything to stop the factories in the city from dumping waste into the river.
        classified 1mo ago
        In the US, "printing money" is the most sacred act there is. If you're doing that, laws suddenly don't apply.
    - linkregister 1mo ago
      Various Uber city team managers have spent time in jail.
  - linkregister 1mo ago
    The manager of Uber Paris was jailed for just that.
segmondy 1mo ago
It was planned. What's Nigeria and Uganda gonna do?
xaxbxcxdxe 29d ago
In some african countries getting the permanent full attention of the law is the equivalent of punishment for not paying bribes. You pay the "extra" or you spend 8h at the police station waiting to be processed. To get raided by police in a corrupt country is the highest moral praise you get for playing it by yhe book .

1970-01-01 1mo ago

This is hilarious. They are legally kidnappers at this point. No reason to even stop the ride and let you get out for free.

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embedding-shape 1mo ago

Given Uber is one of the few companies who are lucky enough to have a separate page for all the controversies on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Uber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Uber), they also have their own fair of experience with police raids on their offices. They've also used "‘kill switch’ during raids to stop police seeing data" (https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-files-leak-reveals-global-lobbying-campaign https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-files-leak...) before, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was some sort of legal "kill switch" or whatever that got triggered, so they can get rid of everything faster.

bossyTeacher 1mo ago
> They've also used "‘kill switch’ during raids to stop police seeing data If Uber wasn't a VC backed company, they would have been charged with destruction of evidence or similar.
- minraws 1mo ago
  They likely were but Companies don't go to jail they pay fines
  - abdullahkhalids 1mo ago
    Shops and factories can be temporarily shut down if they don't comply with regulations. Businesses that require licenses like law practices may similarly have to stop operations. That is half of going to jail. Unfortunately, the growth potential that software industry generally provides has generally prevented governments for creating and enforcing similar laws for software products and such.
    - johndhi 1mo ago
      How does growth potential relate to legal enforcement?
      - UnfitFootprint 1mo ago
        The way everybody involved makes money
      - abdullahkhalids 1mo ago
        In the current system, political parties who do things that stop the economy growing are usually voted out, more than political parties that refuse to take action against nebulous criminal activity. That's why, for example, my city refuses to do anything to stop the factories in the city from dumping waste into the river.
      - classified 1mo ago
        In the US, "printing money" is the most sacred act there is. If you're doing that, laws suddenly don't apply.
  - linkregister 1mo ago
    Various Uber city team managers have spent time in jail.
- linkregister 1mo ago
  The manager of Uber Paris was jailed for just that.

segmondy 1mo ago

It was planned. What's Nigeria and Uganda gonna do?

xaxbxcxdxe 29d ago

In some african countries getting the permanent full attention of the law is the equivalent of punishment for not paying bribes. You pay the "extra" or you spend 8h at the police station waiting to be processed. To get raided by police in a corrupt country is the highest moral praise you get for playing it by yhe book .