Uber did so in two ways – one of which involved the offer it made in some parts of Australia to arrange rides in ye olde licensed taxis from within its app.More than two million people saw those messages, meaning Uber had more than two million opportunities to cajole people into riding rather than incurring a fee for no service.- Asia's superapps follow another hot tech trend: mass layoffs- Amid losses, Uber driven to become advertising network- Uber, Lyft stock decimated as US aims to classify gig workers as staff- No Shangri-La for you: Top hotel chain confirms data leakThe case was brought by Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), whose chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb expressed satisfaction at the court's decision."We took this important case because we understand that consumers rely on apps, like the Uber app, to provide accurate information to inform their purchasing decisions because they cannot independently check or monitor whether the information displayed is accurate," Ms Cass-Gottlieb said.The case is yet another example, as if any were needed, of scofflaw behavior by Uber, which entered markets around the world in full knowledge that licensed taxis had a government-decreed monopoly on personal transport services."