Uber—Uber Files leak revealed extensive lobbying of world leaders and deliberate evasion of law enforcement
In July 2022, The Guardian and ICIJ published the 'Uber Files' — 124,000+ leaked internal documents revealing how Uber secretly lobbied world leaders including French President Macron, evaded police during raids, and deliberately flouted laws in dozens of countries to force its way into new markets. The documents showed CEO Travis Kalanick personally directed aggressive expansion tactics and that the company treated driver violence as a tool to generate public sympathy for deregulation.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Transparency | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Deceptive Lobbying | +toward | primary | -1.00 |
| Regulatory Capture | +toward | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.787 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Guardian and ICIJ published Uber Files exposing 124,000+ leaked documents on lobbying and law evasion
On July 10, 2022, The Guardian and ICIJ published the Uber Files — 124,000+ internal documents revealing how Uber secretly lobbied Macron and other world leaders, evaded police raids, and deliberately flouted laws in dozens of countries under CEO Travis Kalanick's direction.