Discussion

• @t_xu Tony Xu on x

  Holy fucking shit is right! This is not DoorDash, and I would fire anyone who promoted or tolerated the kind of culture described in this Reddit post. There's so much wrong with this post. - Dashers are not “human assets.” - Having a metric like a “Desperation Score” is an

• @doordash @doordash on x

  The awful claims in this post clearly hit a nerve. To be clear: this Reddit post isn't about DoorDash. Given how differently we operate, we thought we'd take a moment to share what our approach is actually like: https://about.doordash.com/...

• @d0wnsideofme Jesse on x

  holy fucking shit [image]

• @gokulr Gokul Rajaram on x

  Thank you @t_xu for setting the record straight. I worked at @DoorDash for 5+ years and can attest that the behavior described in the original post is completely antithetical to all that the company stands for and strives to be every single day.

• @orphcorp @orphcorp on x

  >100% ai-generated post >75k upvotes on reddit >160k likes on twitter >CEO of DoorDash forced to comment publicly information environment will only get worse before it gets better [image]

• @dylanpschroeder Dylan Schroeder on x

  Was covered by @CulperResearch's $DASH short report a couple months ago. Deceptive pricing, exploitative labor practices, misrepresented fees, tip manipulation, and refusal to verify SSNs of drivers. Who is “winning” in this arrangement other than the $DASH leadership team?

• @_the_prophet__ SightBringer on x

  ⚡️This is a high-coherence whistleblower post confirming what many suspected but couldn't prove: That food delivery apps are algorithmically exploiting both drivers and customers through engineered psychological manipulation and concealed systemic fraud. Here's the structural

• @bumbadum14 @bumbadum14 on x

  “We generated millions in pure profit by making the standard service worse” is literally the slogan of the last 2 decades for every commodity in the country.

• @afergusonftc Andrew Ferguson on x

  I urge this person to contact the @FTC. We will protect your confidentiality. If any company is doing this to drivers, we want to know about it.

• @davidhundeyin David Hundeyin on x

  This actually isn't the worst I've seen. I read last year about an app used to assign shifts to nurses and other healthcare professionals, which draws their credit score data from Experian, and then uses that to calculate how much to offer per shift. Essentially, the lower the

• @stanleytang Stanley Tang on x

  Seeing lots of misinformation on this viral Reddit post. Echoing what @t_xu said and set the record straight: this is not DoorDash. In my 13 years at DoorDash, I've never heard of terms like “human assets” or “desperation scores.” We don't “slow down” regular deliveries for

• @acuity.design Alastair Somerville on bluesky

  LLM AI means you need more persistent experts and more sceptical generalists to spot fake stories like this www.platformer.news/fake-uber- ea.... It's a metacognition issue of certainty and confidence.

• @oliviasolon Olivia Solon on bluesky

  Great work from @caseynewton.bsky.social and an illuminating case study in how journalists authenticate allegations/sources in an age of generative AI  —  www.platformer.news/fake-uber- ea...

• @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com Gergely Orosz on bluesky

  The Reddit thread: www.reddit.com/r/confession...  Casey's interaction with the “whistleblower” where he gradually realizes all “evidence” is AI-generated, designed to fool even journalists... then he confronts the faker.  Worth the read  —  www.platformer.news/fake-uber- ea...  …

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on bluesky

  The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents.  Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI www.platformer…

• @taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on bluesky

  So many leftists shared this very obvious AI slop all over the internet because it confirmed their existing beliefs.  Bring back media literacy!!!

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on bluesky

  I reached out to the author of this viral Reddit post thinking there might be a story in it.  He sent me an employee badge that Gemini flagged as being AI-generated and supporting documents that I suspect were also generated by AI.  Be careful out there folks!  —  www.reddit.com/…

• r/confession r on reddit

  I'm a developer for a major food delivery app. The ‘Priority Fee’ and ‘Driver Benefit Fee’ go 100% to the company. The driver sees $0 of it.

• r/singularity r on reddit

  AI-generated food delivery hoax on /r/confessions debunked after perpetrator sends employee badge generated by Nano Banana as “proof” to journalist

• r/UberEatsDrivers r on reddit

  Uber app Developer is a hoax

• r/LinusTechTips r on reddit

  That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam

• r/technology r on reddit

  That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam

• r/BetterOffline r on reddit

  That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam