Mexican Uber drivers turn off app over mandatory price decreases


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016

An Uber app is seen on an iPhone in Beverly Hills, California, December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Uber drivers switched off the popular app on Jan 18 to protest a recent mandatory cut imposed on prices in cities across the world. The decision was made to promote usage during the "winter slump," according to news reports. 

In Mexico City, a handful of the protesting drivers made themselves available to the media to warn the San Francisco-based company that quality will fall with income. 

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