That’s 18 gigabytes of internal Uber documents. Collected between 2013 and 2017, these “Uber Files” reveal the dubious practices of the American company, especially on French soil when the conflict with taxis reached its climax. Emails, internal presentations, strategic briefings and even minutes of meetings reveal behind the scenes of Uber’s establishment in France, and, above all, the key role played by the Minister of the Economy. then: Emmanuel Macron.
In this episode of the “L’Heure du Monde” podcast, Damien Leloup and Adrien Sénécat, journalists at Worldwho both investigated with the International Consortium of News Journalists (ICIJ) on the practices of Uber, tell how Emmanuel Macron acted hand in hand with the company, to facilitate its establishment in France.
An episode produced by Adèle Ponticelli, directed by Florentin Baume and presented by Morgane Tual.
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In this episode:
- Excerpts from TF1 and France 3 television news from January 13, 2014 and June 25, 2015
- Presentation of Uber by its founder and CEO, Travis Kalanick, during Startup Fest Europe, in 2016
- Speech by the Minister of the Economy, Emmanuel Macron, at the National Assembly, January 28, 2015
- Statement by the President of the Republic, François Hollande, on June 25, 2015
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