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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Uber broke laws and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals

Illustration of the Uber files. Leak of documents to the Guardian reveals inside story of tech giant’s expansion.
The Uber files. Leak of documents to the Guardian reveals inside story of tech giant’s expansion. Illustration: Guardian Design

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A leaked trove of confidential files has revealed the inside story of how the tech giant Uber flouted laws, duped police, exploited violence against drivers and secretly lobbied governments during its aggressive global expansion.

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