Uber and Lyft may have set precedent for using tech to lobby for political outcomes, with how they used their apps to urge riders and drivers to vote on Prop 22 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Uber and Lyft may have set precedent for using tech to lobby for political outcomes, with how they used their apps to urge riders and drivers to vote on Prop 22  —  The apps told California voters to vote yes on Proposition 22.  And the voters listened.  —  Uber and Lyft spent over $200 million …