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12-22-2017, 11:53 PM
Uber messes up Facebook ad by confusing Puerto Rican and Cuban flags
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Uber may operate in more than 80 countries, but it still had a difficult time understanding the nuances of country flags.*
SEE ALSO: Flying taxis could be here by 2020 thanks to Uber (http://mashable.com/2017/11/13/uber-flying-taxi-nasa/)
In what appeared to be an attempt to recognize and celebrate the anniversary of Puerto Rico's flag via a Facebook ad, the ride-hailing giant actually shared a photo with an image of Cuba's flag.*
Ay @Uber (https://twitter.com/Uber?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)!!! Trying to congratulate Puerto Rico, using the Cuban flag. Even in Shutter stock says “View on the window with the Cuban flag“ #fail (https://twitter.com/hashtag/fail?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) pic.twitter.com/xW0CZFyAJT (https://t.co/xW0CZFyAJT)
— lechancle (@lechancle) December 22, 2017 (https://twitter.com/lechancle/status/944255763370991616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Yes, they look a bit similar as in they're both red, white, and blue and have stripes and stars. But come on. They're different and anyone could tell the difference and fact-check with the quickest of Google searches.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/22/uber-puerto-rico-cuba-flag-facebook-ad/)
More about Uber (http://mashable.com/category/uber/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Cuba (http://mashable.com/category/cuba/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Ride Hailing Apps (http://mashable.com/category/ride-hailing-apps/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Puerto Rico (http://mashable.com/category/puerto-rico/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/xYuDcyL5EIs
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Uber may operate in more than 80 countries, but it still had a difficult time understanding the nuances of country flags.*
SEE ALSO: Flying taxis could be here by 2020 thanks to Uber (http://mashable.com/2017/11/13/uber-flying-taxi-nasa/)
In what appeared to be an attempt to recognize and celebrate the anniversary of Puerto Rico's flag via a Facebook ad, the ride-hailing giant actually shared a photo with an image of Cuba's flag.*
Ay @Uber (https://twitter.com/Uber?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)!!! Trying to congratulate Puerto Rico, using the Cuban flag. Even in Shutter stock says “View on the window with the Cuban flag“ #fail (https://twitter.com/hashtag/fail?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) pic.twitter.com/xW0CZFyAJT (https://t.co/xW0CZFyAJT)
— lechancle (@lechancle) December 22, 2017 (https://twitter.com/lechancle/status/944255763370991616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Yes, they look a bit similar as in they're both red, white, and blue and have stripes and stars. But come on. They're different and anyone could tell the difference and fact-check with the quickest of Google searches.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/22/uber-puerto-rico-cuba-flag-facebook-ad/)
More about Uber (http://mashable.com/category/uber/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Cuba (http://mashable.com/category/cuba/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Ride Hailing Apps (http://mashable.com/category/ride-hailing-apps/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Puerto Rico (http://mashable.com/category/puerto-rico/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/xYuDcyL5EIs