Some Black and LGBTQ passengers say Uber and Lyft drivers refuse rides by falsely claiming they're maskless, a claim also used against drivers to get free rides
Black and LGBTQ passengers told BuzzFeed News they're being refused rides due to false claims they're not wearing masks. Tweets: @allisonpdavis , @allisonpdavis , @annetgriffin , @nmessina , @davidmac...
FOIA docs show a former top DHS official, now at Google, was involved in Trump's family separation policy, despite Google's explicit denials to concerned staff
BuzzFeed News : Tweets: @ben_orlebeke , @davidmackau , @jstrauss , @slpng_giants , and @rmac18 Tweets: Ben Orlebeke / @ben_orlebeke : The worst part of this story is how quickly we're already moving ...
Survey of 1,000 tech industry workers: 51% believe “Trump has a point when it comes to the media producing fake news” and 59% favor working with the US military
A new study by BuzzFeed News and Lucid surveyed tech workers on their attitudes toward the media. Tweets: @anandwrites , @wesyang , @emilybell , @carnage4life , @cequirk , @bernstein , @went1955 , @ma...
JetSmarter, the “Uber for private jets”, wanted to charge a Verge reporter $2K if they didn't publish a positive story about their flight after service demo
T.C. Sottek / The Verge : Tweets: @harrymccracken , @padresj , @chillmage , @davidmackau , @backlon , @candicechoi , @sarahbuhr , @danawollman , and @benpopper . See also Mediagazer Tweets: Harry McC...
JetSmarter, the “Uber for private jets”, wanted to charge a Verge reporter $2K if they didn't publish a positive story about their flight after service demo
We've seen plenty of aggressive requests from companies that want positive coverage, but perhaps none as absurd … Tweets: @candicechoi , @benpopper , @chillmage , @davidmackau , @backlon , and @danawo...