If you’ve called for a ride through Uber in California recently, you may have felt like you were being asked for more than just your money.
Last week the ride-hailing app served users with a pop-up threatening that if voters failed to pass Proposition 22 on the Nov. 3 ballot, wait times and prices would ratchet up, and drivers would lose their livelihoods.
To move forward with ordering a ride, users had to tap the “confirm” button on the message.
Proposition 22 is a complicated and divisive initiative that represents gig economy companies’ efforts to avoid complying with Assembly Bill 5, a California law that requires they treat their workers as employees rather than independent contractors.
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