Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments

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More than 124,000 confidential documents leaked to the Guardian

• Files expose attempts to lobby Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz and George Osborne
• Emmanuel Macron secretly aided Uber lobbying in France, texts reveal
• Company used ‘kill switch’ during raids to stop police seeing data
• Former Uber CEO told executives ‘violence guarantees success’

Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals

124,000 documents expose inner workings behind US tech firm’s rise as a global empire responsible for 19m journeys a day

www.theguardian.com

Uber Files: Massive leak reveals how top politicians secretly helped Uber

Emmanuel Macron is among leaders who helped the ride-hailing company disrupt new markets.

www.bbc.com

How Uber won access to world leaders, deceived investigators and exploited violence against its drivers in battle for global dominance - ICIJ

When the ride-hailing giant called, powerful politicians answered, leaked text messages and emails reveal.

www.icij.org