I learned just how far Uber will go to silence journalists and attack women

Re:I learned just how far Uber will go to silence journalist... by techdragon on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @04:18AM (#8623079)

Frustrating situations bring out hyperbole rather quickly. I'm not so convinced this wasn't just a flippant comment born of frustration.

It's unfortunate that we have little way to tell. Now it's "trial by media" and we can't even fully trust anyone who was present at the moment of utterance.

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Re:I learned just how far Uber will go to silence journalist... by mercer on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @07:00AM (#8623521)

While it's true that we can often say things we don't mean when frustrated or angry, in normal life this usually requires an apology afterwards. And in some cases, when we go too far, that might not fix things.

When it concerns a CEO with the amount of information/power that he has, I'd say that the standard should be even higher. And I think he clearly went too far. Frustration doesn't excuse it.

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Re:I learned just how far Uber will go to silence journalist... by GhotiFish on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @04:47PM (#8626560)

I'm in your camp on this one. I asked my self, "in what context could I say that?" and the answer is pretty bloody obvious. When I'm angry, and Uber gets a hell of a lot of smear in media.

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