“Your account has been permanently deactivated due to hateful statements regarding Uber through Social Media.” UPDATE: Uber says it canceled the account because of “an error by the local team” and has reactivated the driver.
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If you want to drive for Uber, don't tweet bad things about Uber.
At least that's the message the company is sending based on an email a former driver said he received Thursday.
Christopher Ortiz, who runs a startup in New Mexico called NewsCastic, wanted to start driving for Uber again to supplement his income. So he emailed the company about new documentation that he might need to submit, since there were new forms that weren't required the last time he drove for them back in July.
Here was Uber's response:
Sorry Christopher. Your account has been permanently deactivated due to hateful statements regarding Uber through Social Media. "Driving for Uber, not much safer than driving a taxi"
Best of luck.
UBER on!
-John H.
Uber Operations ManagerRefer your friends, earn money!
