Uber admits misleading Australian riders, agrees to pay $19M

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Uber agrees to pay a $19 million fine for misleading riders by falsely warning they could be charged a cancellation fee and for inflating estimates of comparable taxi rides.

The Associated Press

The first offense stems from a free cancellation policy that allows a customer to cancel a booking at no cost up to five minutes after a driver has accepted the trip.

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