This is a very interesting take, thank you. Is there "denied party screening" for things such as Uber passenger rides or food delivery? I have the same exact experience (almost identical) with Grubhub+ when ordering food, though just with this one vendor.

What vendor does this, is it possible to correct one's profile? Also, is there any general redress mechanism?

The whole thing is strange since Uber and Grubhub dont have any real identification on you except phone/email/creditcard name -- is that even enough to do denied party screening and blacklist someone?

Also, anyone know the rationale to conduct denied party screening on food orders?

> It sounds like you were in the Middle East... my guess is that you got flagged by their denied party screening

Can you fill in what that means? Why is the Middle East relevant and what is 'denied party screening'?

It means their name matches someone else's name on a US government watch list, or that they are considered a terrorist or are sanctioned. The Middle East has a large number of these individuals, as does Russia, and North Korea.