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Re:Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism by jonathanjaeger on Friday February 03, 2017 @01:54AM (#13558250)
The #deleteuber hashtag was not just about the CEO being an advisor but also the way Uber handled the taxi cab strike at the airport. I think different points mixed together to create this viral hashtag.
Re:Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism by dllthomas on Friday February 03, 2017 @02:15AM (#13558309)
Could you explain "the way Uber handled the taxi cab strike at the airport" and how Lyft's handling differed?
Re:Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism by jonathanjaeger on Friday February 03, 2017 @03:55PM (#13563226)
Uber continued to pick up people at JFK when taxi cab drivers were striking. As a response, Lyft donated $1 million to the ACLU, so everyone jumped on the delete Uber/use Lyft bandwagon. Disclaimer: I'm more of a subway kind of guy, I don't use either and don't necessarily think we should be focusing on Uber and Lyft to make our political views seen. There are probably better boycotts out there.
Re:Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism by dllthomas on Friday February 03, 2017 @04:14PM (#13563375)
> Uber continued to pick up people at JFK when taxi cab drivers were striking.

Did Lyft do otherwise? That's not my understanding.

> Lyft donated $1 million to the ACLU

Lyft has so far (presumably) donated $250k to the ACLU. They pledged $1 million over four years. And you know what? Good on 'em!

Uber had already pledged to fight the immigration ban directly on behalf of affected drivers, to the tune of $3 million. I love the ACLU, but I'm not sure I'd bet on their lawyers over Uber's, and getting both mobilized sounds like a win.

> I'm more of a subway kind of guy

The subway to the airport was refusing to accept non-ticketed passengers during the planned protest (some time after the taxi strike).

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Re:Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism by RangerScience on Friday February 03, 2017 @02:08AM (#13558288)
I'm down-voting you, because of the character attacks, particularly of a person un-involved in the story.
Re:Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism by breerly on Friday February 03, 2017 @02:15AM (#13558305)
SJW girlfriend? That seems out of line TBH.
Re:Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism by unixhero on Friday February 03, 2017 @02:39AM (#13558398)
To be fair, that would be too much to handle, even for the Donald.
Re:Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism by te_chris on Friday February 03, 2017 @02:18AM (#13558315)
Yawn. You trumptards are so tediuous, stay in The_Donald, the rest of us are trying to have a peaceful internet and don't need you all lowering the tone.