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galen · 3058 days ago · link · · parent · post: [48 HOURS] No really, Apple tells Uber to fuck off and die
Not tryna get involved in this broader discussion because I'd be in way over my head, but worth nothing that this is kind of misleading: What happened in Austin was not banning Uber. The City implemented new regulations (among them requiring rideshare drivers to be fingerprinted) such that Uber and Lyft have said that they'd rather just not operate in the city. At least on the surface, the City is painting this as "for riders' safety," not anything to do with pushing out Uber or punishing bad business practices.when they're designed to act against a bad actor such as Uber, you end up with the company being banned from Austin.