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Bruce Whitfield interviews Douglas MacMillan (Washington Post) and Dr Mathetha Mokonyama (CSIR) about the Uber exposé in the media

Trump ally Bannon now willing to testify before Jan. 6 panel

As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws, used a ``kill switch to thwart regulators and law enforcement, channeled money through Bermuda and other tax havens and considered portraying violence against its drivers as a way to gain public sympathy, according to a report released Sunday.

A documents leak reveals how the ride-hailing app courted senior Tories to help block new regulations.

Amplifying Atlanta

Thousands of leaked files have revealed how far ride-share company Uber went in lobbying world political leaders to help boost its growth.Dubbed The Uber Files, the leak shows how Uber received extensive help from politicians such as French President Emmanuel Macron and former EU commissioner Neelie Kroes to relax labour and taxi laws, and to avoid

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Uber whistleblower reveals how tech firm cosied up to world leaders and deceived investigators

The Uber Files, a leaked cache of confidential documents, have revealed Uber's policy and techniques to becoming a behemoth.

He Uber Files show how the ride-hailing company found ways around laws, and lobbied aggressively with governments during the period of its dramatic expansion.