UBER pauses app for 1 minute to reflect on gun violence
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Uber changed its smart phone app after midnight Friday so riders could reflect on gun violence.
The move by the ride-sharing company came after a sniper killed five police officers during a protest in Dallas and two police-involved fatal shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota, according to The Verge.
Uber paused its app for one minute at midnight as it asked riders in a message “to create a moment of reflection for the Uber community,” according to the news site.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“As we move around our cities this weekend, let’s take a moment to think about what we can do to help,” the message said, Verge reported.
Uber said it would also donate to anti-violence groups in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas.
Users of the Uber app may have also noted another change.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The UberX icons on the app were altered so that viewers saw peace symbols.