∞ After Acquiring Uber, Didi To Stop Foreigners From Using It
Zheping Huang reporting for Quartz:
Didi has also removed the app’s English-language interface, as well as the option to pay with foreign credit cards.
Didi has also made other changes to the app. Uber users in China now call a customer service hotline to leave complaints, rather than sending them to a support division from inside the app.
At the time of the acquisition, Didi said that Uber China would “maintain independent branding and business operations to ensure stability and continuity of service for passengers.” Yet recent changes in both the app and Uber China’s staff suggest that this independence is fast-disappearing.
Shame.