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#DeleteUber Campaign Ignites After Trump Supporter CEO Violates Muslim Ban Taxi Strike
The ride-sharing app lost hundreds of users Saturday night
Hundreds of social media users began deleting their Uber applications Saturday night after the company was accused of breaking the taxi driver strike in New York City amidst protests against President Donald Trump’s ban on Muslim immigrants.
Drivers affiliated with the New York Taxi Workers Alliance refused to pick up passengers 6pm and 7pm Saturday night while protesters demonstrated against President Trump’s executive order inside John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Nearly 30 minutes after the initial strike ended, Uber announced that it had suspended surge pricing in the area. “Surge pricing has been turned off at #JFK Airport,” the company tweeted. “This may result in longer wait times. Please be patient.”
This initiated hundreds of Twitter users to condemn the company and #DeleteUber began trending worldwide. People began sharing screenshots of themselves deleting the ride sharing application from their cellphones.
Shortly after the hashtag picked up steam, the company claimed that it never intended to gain profits off the strike. “Last tweet not meant to break strike,” the company said on Twitter, while sharing CEO Travis Kalanick’s official statement on the travel ban on Muslim-majority countries.
Mr Kalanick and his company also faced criticism after he joined the president’s business advisory council. In his statement regarding the ban, he promised to compensate drivers from the seven countries who may be banned from reentering the country.
"This ban will impact many innocent people,” he said, “an issue that I will raise this coming Friday when I go to Washington for President Trump's first business advisory group meeting.”
Protestors rally at JFK Airport against Muslim immigration ban
Meanwhile, Uber’s competition capitalized on their misfortune. Lyft, Uber’s rival, issued a statement condemning the executive actions while promising to donate $1 million to the American Civil Liberties Union.
“Banning people of a particular faith or creed, race or identity, sexuality or ethnicity, from entering the U.S. is antithetical to both Lyft’s and our nation’s core values,” the company’s statement read. “We stand firmly against these actions, and will not be silent on issues that threaten the values of our community.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/delete-uber-taxi-strike-donald-trump-muslim-immigration-ban-a7552251.html
The ride-sharing app lost hundreds of users Saturday night
Hundreds of social media users began deleting their Uber applications Saturday night after the company was accused of breaking the taxi driver strike in New York City amidst protests against President Donald Trump’s ban on Muslim immigrants.
Drivers affiliated with the New York Taxi Workers Alliance refused to pick up passengers 6pm and 7pm Saturday night while protesters demonstrated against President Trump’s executive order inside John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Nearly 30 minutes after the initial strike ended, Uber announced that it had suspended surge pricing in the area. “Surge pricing has been turned off at #JFK Airport,” the company tweeted. “This may result in longer wait times. Please be patient.”
This initiated hundreds of Twitter users to condemn the company and #DeleteUber began trending worldwide. People began sharing screenshots of themselves deleting the ride sharing application from their cellphones.
Shortly after the hashtag picked up steam, the company claimed that it never intended to gain profits off the strike. “Last tweet not meant to break strike,” the company said on Twitter, while sharing CEO Travis Kalanick’s official statement on the travel ban on Muslim-majority countries.
Mr Kalanick and his company also faced criticism after he joined the president’s business advisory council. In his statement regarding the ban, he promised to compensate drivers from the seven countries who may be banned from reentering the country.
"This ban will impact many innocent people,” he said, “an issue that I will raise this coming Friday when I go to Washington for President Trump's first business advisory group meeting.”
Protestors rally at JFK Airport against Muslim immigration ban
Meanwhile, Uber’s competition capitalized on their misfortune. Lyft, Uber’s rival, issued a statement condemning the executive actions while promising to donate $1 million to the American Civil Liberties Union.
“Banning people of a particular faith or creed, race or identity, sexuality or ethnicity, from entering the U.S. is antithetical to both Lyft’s and our nation’s core values,” the company’s statement read. “We stand firmly against these actions, and will not be silent on issues that threaten the values of our community.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/delete-uber-taxi-strike-donald-trump-muslim-immigration-ban-a7552251.html
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Lyft ftw!!!
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lyft is usually cheaper anyway. I dont get surge pricing tho, they suspended it to make more people want to ride uber? or does that increase fare prices?
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I do both and Uber clearly is more popular but that may change. I already got emails from both about the "situation"
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Been tellin ppl that uber didn't give a ? bout minority's from past actions.
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And what does this have to do with Black people?
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lyft is usually cheaper anyway. I dont get surge pricing tho, they suspended it to make more people want to ride uber? or does that increase fare prices?
Surge pricing is when the demand is high for Uber rides. The higher the demand the more the ride cost. The morning of New Years, the surge went as ugh at 8X meaning a $5 ride was around $40 -
Naw i ? with uber
I send ? home that way -
*have my own car post*
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onetoughmiracle wrote: »
She unceremoniously retired from uber -
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But it only says hundreds
Ebb and flow
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The strike really doesn't make sense when you think about it.
Why punish passengers coming in from the airport who don't have anything to do with the Muslim ban?
They're the ones being hurt more than anyone else. -
The strike really doesn't make sense when you think about it.
Why punish passengers coming in from the airport who don't have anything to do with the Muslim ban?
They're being hurt more than anyone else.
Foh. What were they doing before Uber existed? Better call a friend and tell them to come get you from the airport. -
Only have Lyft anyway
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Meh rarely use either
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dalyricalbandit wrote: »Meh rarely use either
This. But I'll be using lyft from now on. -
obnoxiouslyfresh wrote: »
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The strike really doesn't make sense when you think about it.
Why punish passengers coming in from the airport who don't have anything to do with the Muslim ban?
They're the ones being hurt more than anyone else.
Its whats hot past few years
Hipsters
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obnoxiouslyfresh wrote: »The strike really doesn't make sense when you think about it.
Why punish passengers coming in from the airport who don't have anything to do with the Muslim ban?
They're being hurt more than anyone else.
Foh. What were they doing before Uber existed? Better call a friend and tell them to come get you from the airport.
@obnoxiouslyfresh
I'm not talking about Uber...........I'm talking about the taxis striking.
It doesn't make sense to punish paying customers by leaving them stranded at the airport.
Sure, you can call a friend if you have some there.........but what if you're flying in on for business or a vacation? -
I been using Lyft its slightly cheaper and had better experiences
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Make sure yall boycott walmart,pepsi etc
If u really bout it -
Lyft ftw!!!
Sheeeeeiiiiiiiit,
Nasir Jones for the win..
Nas invested in LYFT in the early rounds when they were first getting started,
now LYFT is a billion dollar company.. -
lyft is usually cheaper anyway. I dont get surge pricing tho, they suspended it to make more people want to ride uber? or does that increase fare prices?
Surge pricing is when the demand is high for Uber rides. The higher the demand the more the ride cost. The morning of New Years, the surge went as ugh at 8X meaning a $5 ride was around $40
Yea it's to encourage more drivers to get on the road.
