Forget getting kicked out of Austin — Uber just got banned from an entire country.
The ride-hailing service is now blocked in Italy after a judge ruled Friday that it created unfair competition.
Unlike rulings in other European countries, where the use of UberX or the European version (UberPop) has been limited, Italy's ruling blocks all of Uber's services: UberBLACK, UberLUX, UberX, UberXL and UberSelect among them.
Italy's taxi associations succeeded in winning the ruling after they brought a lawsuit against Uber to court. In addition to its ban against Uber operating, the ruling also prevents Uber from advertising in Italy at all.
Uber didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Mashable, but the company told Reuters that they were "shocked" by the decision and planned to appeal.
Uber's last major loss got us RideAustin — get ready for RideItaly?
itsgameoverman on April 9th, 2017 at 15:45 UTC »
Not the biggest fan of Uber, as a company, but the concept is millions of times better than traditional taxis. It's an utter shame to see this situation of "banning" happening in so many places. It's absurd how much power these taxi drivers have. Instead of embracing a better concept and experience, countries/cities/states are deciding to artificially beat down competition.
shaun2312 on April 9th, 2017 at 13:41 UTC »
I'm currently in Bali, witnessed first hand the dislike for Uber drivers here too. Dragged out of the car and beaten just for driving an uber.
sanskami on April 9th, 2017 at 09:24 UTC »
I bet taxi system there sucks balls