Dubbed the "Uber Files," the ICIJ investigation found that company officials leveraged the sometimes violent backlash from the taxi industry against drivers to garner support and evaded regulatory authorities as it looked to conquer new markets early in its history
Protesters attend a national demonstration of taxi drivers to demand the withdrawal of Article 10 of the "Competition" bill introduced by the Draghi government which, the unions explain, "benefits multinationals" such as Uber on July 5, 2022 in Rome, Italy. This is the first day of a two-day strike by taxi drivers who are protesting a bill by the government that will liberalize the sector. Drivers argue the changes will favor multinational companies like Uber over independent drivers. Image: Stefano Montesi / Corbis via Getty Images
San Francisco, United States: A leaked cache of confidential files from ride-sharing company Uber illustrates ethically dubious and potentially illegal tactics it used to fuel its frenetic global expansion beginning nearly a decade ago, a joint media investigation showed Sunday.
Dubbed the "Uber Files," the investigation involving dozens of news organizations found that company officials leveraged the sometimes violent backlash from the taxi industry against drivers to garner support and evaded regulatory authorities as it looked to conquer new markets early in its history.
Culled from 124,000 documents from 2013-2017 initially obtained by British daily the Guardian and shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the revelations are the latest hit for a company dogged by controversy as it exploded into a disruptive force in local transportation.