Algorithmic Exploitation: How Platform Companies Turned 'Flexibility' Into a License to Steal
Beneath the polished branding of gig economy platforms lies a systematic machinery designed to extract maximum labor value while denying workers the protections they have earned and are legally owed. From Uber's surge-pricing corridors to DoorDash's opaque pay algorithms, millions of American workers are being classified as independent contractors not because they operate independent businesses, but because that designation conveniently shields corporations from payroll taxes, benefits obligatio