Michael Friedman (@mfriedman803.bsky.social)

In many states across the U.S., Uber’s guidelines allow people with serious criminal convictions to drive, as long as those convictions are more than seven years old, a New York Times investigation found. Some of those drivers have gone on to sexually assault or harass passengers.

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Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape. The ride-hailing giant’s background check process was intended to speed drivers onto its network while keeping costs down, internal documents show. https://nyti.ms/45blSji