New Uber blow as European legal adviser says service should be licensed like taxis
by Julia Kollewe from Technology | The Guardian on (#2P3ME)
US ride-hailing app argued it is digital service, but ECJ advocate general says it should be regulated as transport company
Uber could be forced to adhere to local licensing laws in European cities, after a top legal adviser to Europe's highest court said the US ride-hailing app should be regulated as a transport company.
The European court of justice's advocate general Maciej Szpunar said Uber provides a transport service, rather than a digital service as it has argued.
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