Cenk Uygur
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Uber F-ed Up Move! Prices Surge As People Tried To Flee Sydney Hostage Crisis
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3:01Now Playing"Uber prices in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, jumped for a brief period on Monday as people tried to flee the scene of a hostage crisis. After quickly receiving loud criticism on social media for the high prices, the company announced it would provide free trips to people in the area.
About three hours after news broke about the hostage situation, a tweet from the Uber Sydney Twitter account explained that the higher fares were meant to give drivers the incentive to pick up passengers in the area.”*
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