Uber

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On-demand taxi company founded by TravisKalanick where anyone can rent out their car / driving.

Largely financial trickery (eg. there are plenty of ride hiring services, Uber got big with low prices by paying badly (TurkingEconomy), breaking the laws governing normal taxi companies and then fighting the court cases. And other financial engineering.

https://pluralistic.net/2021/05/13/uber-cheats/

TheUberFiles are a massive collection of leaks about Uber's bad practices.

Brazilian Rio gov. created a competitor for local taxi companies to use : https://restofworld.org/2022/uber-brazil-government-taxi-app/

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https://slate.com/business/2022/05/uber-subsidy-lyft-cheap-rides.html

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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/violence-guarantees-success-how-uber-exploited-taxi-protests

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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/what-are-the-uber-files-guide

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/16/stop-or-ill-fire-you-the-driver-who-defied-ubers-automated-hr