French President #EmmanuelMacron defended himself on Tuesday, after his name was listed among political figures that actively supported #Uber's lobbying drive in 2014. At the time, Macron was #France's economy minister.
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#Macron denied the accusation of conducting secret dealings, declaring instead that he is "proud" of the steps he took, which created jobs in #France.
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The "#UberFiles," an investigative report led by The Guardian newspaper in partnership with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ),
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revealed other prominent names that supported #Uber including Barack Obama, Boris Johnson, as well as oligarchs close to the Kremlin.
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More than 124,000 leaked documents reveal the ride-sharing giant's illegal practices between 2013 and 2017, including secretly lobbying governments to enact laws which benefit it, exploiting incidents of violence against its drivers and duping the police.
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Uber responded to the leaks saying it "will not make excuses for past behaviour that is clearly not in line with our present values" and urged the public to judge the company instead by its actions in the last five years and in the years to come.
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