Uber still doesn’t look like the next Facebook: opinion

(FILES) This file photo taken on December 28, 2016 shows the logo of Uber in Paris. Ride-hailing app Uber may be a pioneer in its field but at heart it is an ordinary taxi company and should be regulated as such, a top EU lawyer said on May 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE

Uber has been in the news a lot lately, and most of it hasn’t been pretty. Allegations of a sexist workplace culture, a high-profile legal battle with Alphabet Inc (Google) over self-driving car technology, reports of attempts to skirt local laws, an anti-Uber Twitter campaign, and an exodus of top talent have put the ride-hailing giant on the back foot. 

But so far, these problems don’t seem to have put a huge dent in Uber’s market share – as the website TXN found in March, even after many of these problems hit the news Uber was still providing almost four times as many rides as its biggest rival, Lyft Inc.