content: No, this is a larger trend of bucking responsibilities that come with classifying workers as independent contractors. Uber is just one long chain of exploitative practices being curtailed, and Uber do not seem like the most egregious offender. I got didn't get a cell phone as an independent contractor. I also didn't get fired for saying anything I wanted about the company whose systems I installed. Uber exerts control over its driver's social media presence, this means points to an employee relationship.