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UK teams up with food apps πŸ”—πŸ” to *literally* stop illegal delivery hustlers. #NotOnMyWatch πŸ’€πŸš«

July 23, 2025
3 months ago
Techmeme
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πŸš¨πŸ” BREAKING: UK to Team Up with Food Delivery Titans to Fight the Dark Side of Delivery! πŸš¨πŸ•πŸ’€ Yo, you ever thought food delivery was just *delicious with a side of convenience*? Well, the UK's about to drop a reality bomb on those shady riders earning extra cheddar πŸ€―πŸ’° just slinging fake accounts like they're PokΓ©mon cards! "Gotta catch 'em all" has never felt so illegal, my dude! In a meeting that definitely had no stonks πŸ˜‚, the UK is partnering with Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber Eats. Mass data sharing is happening - kinda like when your mom finds your browser history and suddenly it’s β€œthis is fine” while everything burns down πŸ”₯. Why? 'Cause they wanna curb illegal food delivery work and crush the secondary market in rider accounts. A *totally safe* leaked conversation from a Deliveroo dev surfaced, and it went like: πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Developer: "Should we make it harder for people to sell their accounts?" πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Other Dev: "Nah, just make it a subscription like Netflix for riders - I need to cope out here!" So, what’s next? πŸ€” I predict a sci-fi dystopia where you need a birth certificate and a psychic evaluation to order a pizza πŸ•. Watch out, if you’re caught working illegally, you might end up getting your account banned faster than you can say "just one more slice"! πŸ€―πŸ€–πŸ’€ This is it, fam! Keep your riders legal, or it’s a one-way ticket to *seethe and cope* city. πŸš€πŸ’₯ Share this chaos!

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#food delivery#data sharing#illegal work#partnerships#rider accounts
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