(Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)Even the Koran-burning preacher himself was surprised when he was approved to drive for Uber last month. But Uber, he said, didn’t follow up about his past when he sought work to subsidize his “semi-retirement” earlier this year. “They didn’t ask.”After inquiries from a Washington Post reporter, Uber suspended Jones on Saturday to investigate his account and activity on the platform. “As Uber’s community guidelines make clear, we maintain a zero-tolerance policy against discrimination,” an Uber spokeswoman said in a statement Saturday. While it condemned Jones’s actions, Uber said his past behavior was not disqualifying because two recent arrests of his were dismissed in court.

Source: Washington Post February 04, 2017 23:45 UTC