Lyft Donates $1M To ACLU As #DeleteUber Trends

Gizmodo reports:

Following Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s limp response to Trump’s “Muslim ban,” Lyft has decided to put its money where its mouth is. The ridesharing rival announced today that it will donate a million dollars to the ACLU to “defend our constitution.”

Protests gathered at airports around the country yesterday and people were looking to the rich and powerful members of Silicon Valley to take a stand against Trump’s egregious executive order that will affect countless refugees, green card holders, immigrants and their families.

Then the New York Taxi Workers Alliance announced a work stoppage tweeting “NO PICKUPS @ JFK Airport 6 PM to 7 PM today. Drivers stand in solidarity with thousands protesting inhumane & unconstitutional.” Uber shut off surge pricing but continued to operate normally prompting social media to explode with accusations of strike breaking.

From the Hollywood Reporter:

Many in Hollywood applauded Lyft’s stance, taking to Twitter to help spread the growing hashtag #DeleteUber and announce that they had abandoned Uber in support of Lyft. Both #DeleteUber and #Lyft were trending on Twitter Sunday afternoon.

“Thank you @lyft! @Uber deleted! Proud of this support to the @ACLU,” posted Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Rob Corddry, Michelle Monaghan and Taraji P. Henson posted similar sentiments, while Denis O’Hare tweeted, “Just deleted my Uber app. If they won’t stand with us, I won’t ride with them.”

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick recently joined the White House business advisory council.