Aral BalkanJul 11, 2022

Hey, Aral, what’s this “institutional corruption” bullshit you keep harping on about? (Part 1 of 2)

Oh, I don’t know…

“Uber tried to recover its image by courting politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron of France. Texts show how Macron went out of his way to bolster Uber’s growth in France and allowed the company to maintain regular communication with his immediate staff.”

https://inkl.com/a/dYkgqXCwYjw

#SiliconValley #lobbying #revolvingDoors #institutionalCorruption #uber #uberFiles

‘We’re just f---ing illegal’: Leaked documents show Uber thwarted police and secretly courted politicians

The ride-share service is under investigation after texts, emails, memos and other documents reveal how executives engaged in questionable practices…

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Hey, Aral, what’s this “institutional corruption” bullshit you keep harping on about? (Part 2 of 2)

Oh, I don’t know…

“When the company needed data to influence policymakers, according to The Guardian’s report, it also paid academics to publish research that would bolster its misleading economic claims about the company’s business model”

https://inkl.com/a/dYkgqXCwYjw

#SiliconValley #lobbying #revolvingDoors #institutionalCorruption #uber #uberFiles

‘We’re just f---ing illegal’: Leaked documents show Uber thwarted police and secretly courted politicians

The ride-share service is under investigation after texts, emails, memos and other documents reveal how executives engaged in questionable practices…

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Show threadAntanicusJul 11, 2022
@aral imagine being a nukebro who blindly believes EVERY SINGLE PRO-NUKE paper because wE ArE ThE MoSt rAtIoNaL PeOpLe oUt tHeRe aNd wE BeLiEvE In sCiEnCe
Show threadZ̈oéJul 11, 2022
@antanicus @aral wow I had no idea Uber is selling NPPs
Show threadEric Shields | 🅜assTransitKrowJul 11, 2022
@aral I'm hardly surprised.