Aline Blankertz@alineblankertz@indieweb.social
RE: https://thepit.social/@peter/115824339431975101
If anyone still feels ok about using food-delivery services:
"We have a hidden metric for drivers that tracks how desperate they are for cash based on their acceptance behavior.
If a driver usually logs on at 10 PM and accepts every garbage $3 order instantly without hesitation, the algo tags them as "High Desperation." [...], the system then deliberately stops showing them high-paying orders. The logic is: "Why pay this guy $15 for a run when we know he’s desperate enough to do it for $6?""
Peter@peter@thepit.social
hoooo boy. this shit should be illegal. posting the screen shots for when it gets taken down. https://www.reddit.com/r/confession/comments/1q1mzej/im_a_developer_for_a_major_food_delivery_app_the/
EDIT: Casey Newton reached out to the "whistleblower" and it sounds like it's a hoax. https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/