#DeleteUber started to trend on Twitter Sunday, following a call to boycott the ride-sharing service by pro-refugee celebrities and left-wing protesters.
The protest was launched after Uber did not participate in a strike organized by taxi drivers against President Trump’s temporary ban on travel from certain Middle Eastern countries.
Uber had announced in a since-deleted tweet that surge prices were temporarily halted in order to attract customers while other taxi companies protested and refused to pick up people from JFK Airport.
In response to the controversy, ride-sharing service Lyft donated $1 million to the ACLU, releasing a statement against President Trump and in support of refugees.
The boycott movement launched ride-sharing service Lyft to the top of Apple’s App Store, while Uber was bombarded with one-star reviews from protesters.
Several celebrities also joined in with the boycott and social media movement, including actors Mark Ruffalo, Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson, America Horror Story actor Denis O’Hare, #BlackLivesMatter activist and actor Jesse Williams, and feminist comedian Lena Dunham.
Hello @lyft Celebrities Spread #DeleteUber After Lyft Donates $1M to ACLU | Hollywood Reporter https://t.co/s66MVrhjS3
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 30, 2017
Thank you @lyft! @Uber deleted! Proud of this support to the @ACLU. https://t.co/Geowi73NTU
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) January 29, 2017
@lyft to donate 1 million $ to ACLU while @uber profits off the backs of detainees. Altruism is a better business model #DeleteUber
— rob corddry (@robcorddry) January 29, 2017
Wow. Just wow. This is what America is about folks. Thank you @lyft @ACLU https://t.co/Xduij9D2E5
— Michelle Monaghan (@realmonaghan) January 29, 2017
@Uber @Uber_NYC @Uber_Support – Just deleted my Uber app. If they won't stand with us, I won't ride with them. Use @lyft @Way2rideapp
— Denis O'Hare (@denisohare) January 29, 2017
DELETING @UBER RIGHT THE FUCK NOW!!! #WeThePeople #LoveWILLwin #FuckHate #FuckOppression if you support HATE YO ASS GETS DELETED #BYEBITCH pic.twitter.com/tqGrgWTg7A
— Taraji P. Henson (@TherealTaraji) January 29, 2017
The boycott is on delete #uber get #lyft or #juno just as good and they dont track u when its off either!!
— John Leguizamo (@JohnLeguizamo) January 29, 2017
— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) January 29, 2017
Canceling #Uber like…. #bye #nomuslimban #teamfreedomoverfear #teamstopdefendinghate… https://t.co/ka5kXcGiuQ
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) January 29, 2017
When you go from living with a boyfriend to never speaking to him again pic.twitter.com/s5n2kGyG6r
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) January 29, 2017
Am I going to miss @Uber ? pic.twitter.com/JrpLYZGBgl
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) January 29, 2017
I will be downloading the @Lyft app. post. haste. ( and they don't cyber stalk you when your trip is over) https://t.co/XI4TUYhdET
— Anika Noni Rose (@AnikaNoniRose) January 29, 2017
Uber attempted to remedy the situation by releasing their own statement against President Trump’s temporary suspension of immigration from certain countries, but was still repeatedly attacked by protesters who were not satisfied by the company’s response.
Charlie Nash is a reporter for Breitbart Tech. You can follow him on Twitter @MrNashington or like his page at Facebook.
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