The hashtag #DeleteUber has been spreading on social media amid protests against Trump's Muslim travel ban. The ride hailing service was accused of "strike breaking" in New York Saturday, while others condemned remarks made by Uber CEO Travis Kalanick indicating he would work with the president. In a Facebook statement, Kalanick said the "ban will impact many innocent people." Hundreds travelled to New York's John F. Kennedy airport Saturday to demonstrate against Trump's executive order, which prohibits citizens of seven majority Muslim countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days. Twitter and Facebook users began to share screenshots of themselves deleting their Uber accounts, including the message they were sending to the company. "Uber CEOs are collaborators with Trump and therefore support fascism," @flwrwrk wrote. In response to the criticism, Uber's New York account tweeted late Saturday that its "last tweet not meant to break strike." It also pointed to Kalanick's Facebook comment on the ban. Our CEO’s statement opposing travel ban and compensating those impacted: https://t.co/joWvPvux9J — Uber NYC (@Uber_NYC) January 29, 2017 Uber's CEO has weathered criticism for being a member of the President's Strategic and Policy Forum, alongside Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, and Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo. The coming months will show what any openness to Trump's agenda, the Muslim travel ban notwithstanding, means for a company's public image and bottom line.
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Links to President Donald Trump are shaping up to be a liability for Silicon Valley’s golden boys. Case in point: Uber.
The hashtag #DeleteUber has been spreading on social media amid protests against Trump’s Muslim travel ban. The ride hailing service was accused of “strike breaking” in New York Saturday, while others condemned remarks made by Uber CEO Travis Kalanick indicating he would work with the president.
In a Facebook statement, Kalanick said the “ban will impact many innocent people.”
Hundreds travelled to New York’s John F. Kennedy airport Saturday to demonstrate against Trump’s executive order, which prohibits citizens of seven majority Muslim countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days.
In response to the ban, the NY Taxi Workers Alliance called for an hour work stoppage at the airport in protest. After Uber tweeted that surge pricing had been turned off at the airport, the company was quickly condemned by some as a “strike breaker.”
Twitter and Facebook users began to share screenshots of themselves deleting their Uber accounts, including the message they were sending to the company.
“Uber has actively chosen to support racism, xenophobia, and bigotry,” @katebergie wrote.
“Uber…
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