Uber faces a millionaire fine for providing fraudulent information to Australia. Photo by AP.
Transportation company Uber is faced with a fine the millionaire in Australia after admitting it provided misleading information to more than two million customers in its cancellation notices between December 2017 and December 2021, according to official sources on Tuesday.
Ang Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) reported in a statement that the U.S. firm has agreed with the regulatory body to submit a joint document to the Federal Court agreeing to fine approximately 26 million Australian dollars, equivalent to $ 18.8 million.
However, the court will have a final decision on the amount to be paid for breach of the Australian Competition and Consumer Act by providing misleading or misleading information in warnings regarding payments for cancellation of services transportation when the reservation is made or the flaws in algorithms to calculate rates of taxi services.
The ACCC explained that most platform services, including the popular UberX, allow cancel reservations free of charge five minutes after being accepted by the driver provide transportation services.
Uber must pay $ 18.8 million after admitting it deceived more than two million Australian customers. Photo by AP.
Despite this, Uber displayed in its application the deceptive warning about paying for the cancellation to Australia’s more than two million consumers, although in September 2021, it rectified this by clarifying that users do not have to pay an additional fee for cancellations during the grace period.
The ACCC also indicated that Uber provided misleading information between June 2018 and August 2020 about rate range of his “Uber Taxi”, which he just toasted in Sydney.
That’s because the algorithm it used for calculations for this service, which it removed in August 2020, inflated prices and favored the service of the platformas explained by the ACCC.
“Uber has raised prices and favored platform service” in Australia, where it has had to pay a millionaire fine. Photo of Uber.
“Digital platforms like Uber need to take appropriate steps to monitor the accuracy of their algorithms and the information they provide, which can affect the choice of service consumers,” ACCC President Gina Cassa said in a statement. Gottlieb.
With information from EFE.
Source: Clarin