<story><title>More big investors shun Deliveroo over workers&apos; rights</title><url>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56515498</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>abhinav22</author><text>One of the most unethical companies that I know. Pushes restaurants to the brink of bankruptcy and pays their riders close to nothing. Abusive human rights in third world countries (much worse than how they treat riders in UK and other markets)&lt;p&gt;Tried to manipulate pricing &amp;amp; food choices with various algorithms (hiding restaurants, making them pay for screen estate)&lt;p&gt;Trying to run ghost kitchens and further capture market share &amp;#x2F; margin with poor quality ingredients and misleading advertising (nice photos make it look like a restaurant but it’s some sweat shop instead, likely with unhygienic conditions and slave labor)&lt;p&gt;With the pandemic receeding, I LOVE walking in fresh air and eating fresh food at a restaurant&lt;p&gt;On a general note, the world is so beautiful and needs to be enjoyed in person. All these apps are a cheap and manipulative substitution that really reduce quality of life for many. I’m looking at you Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Deliveroo etc</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>tweetle_beetle</author><text>The growth at all costs model also tends to treat things like hygiene standards as annoying red tape.&lt;p&gt;I remember seeing a journalist a few years ago demonstrating, tongue in cheek, how there is zero vetting of restaurents. He set up an account as a restaurent, put up a barbecue in front of his house on the same day and got an acquaintance to order from him. Driver showed up shortly afterwards to pick up the food (which had been dropped on the floor to make a point for the camera), no questions asked.&lt;p&gt;They&amp;#x27;re happy to run marketing campaigns about &amp;quot;Food Freedom&amp;quot; [1], but it seems like it&amp;#x27;s old &amp;quot;we&amp;#x27;re just a platform&amp;quot; selectively applied when it suits them.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;invidiou.site&amp;#x2F;watch?v=o2HaQEH6MPo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;invidiou.site&amp;#x2F;watch?v=o2HaQEH6MPo&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>More big investors shun Deliveroo over workers&apos; rights</title><url>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56515498</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>abhinav22</author><text>One of the most unethical companies that I know. Pushes restaurants to the brink of bankruptcy and pays their riders close to nothing. Abusive human rights in third world countries (much worse than how they treat riders in UK and other markets)&lt;p&gt;Tried to manipulate pricing &amp;amp; food choices with various algorithms (hiding restaurants, making them pay for screen estate)&lt;p&gt;Trying to run ghost kitchens and further capture market share &amp;#x2F; margin with poor quality ingredients and misleading advertising (nice photos make it look like a restaurant but it’s some sweat shop instead, likely with unhygienic conditions and slave labor)&lt;p&gt;With the pandemic receeding, I LOVE walking in fresh air and eating fresh food at a restaurant&lt;p&gt;On a general note, the world is so beautiful and needs to be enjoyed in person. All these apps are a cheap and manipulative substitution that really reduce quality of life for many. I’m looking at you Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Deliveroo etc</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>FartyMcFarter</author><text>&amp;gt; Trying to run ghost kitchens&lt;p&gt;Is a ghost kitchen that different from the kitchen in a regular restaurant? Either one doesn&amp;#x27;t strike me as the best working environment, not necessarily anyway.</text></comment>