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>Passengers and drivers rate each other and bad ones are removed from the system.

Never used Uber/Lyft, so maybe the answer would be obvious if I had, but...

What stops drivers from giving bad ratings based on race or destination? Likewise, what stops passengers from giving drivers bad ratings based on race or some other prejudice?

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Nothing, but giving a bad rating for race would be weird and rare.

Additionally you always see the driver's photo, and optionally see the riders photo before the ride starts, so the deeply racist probably cancel before the ride anyway.

It's not necessarily race. How about a bad rating for getting a ride to an undesirable part of town? Or one where the driver can't find another rider?

At least in 2014, it sounds like Uber has no way to verify racism isn't happening: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/28/are-ubers-...

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