New York City can ban ads inside Ubers, Lyfts: US appeals court

NEW YORK: A federal appeals court on Tuesday said New York City can ban advertising inside vehicles driven for companies such as Uber and Lyft, handing a victory to the millions of passengers who it said find such ads"extremely annoying."

The ban included an exception for Taxi TV, which the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission lets medallion cab owners display to offset the cost of installing mandatory technology to help passengers monitor their fares and pay by credit card. Its ads differ from Taxi TV because passengers cannot turn them off or mute them. Vugo splits ad revenue with drivers.A lawyer for Vugo had no immediate comment. The city's law department also had no immediate comment.She said the ban lacked a"sufficient fit" with the city's goal of shielding passengers from annoying ads, saying the city could have required on-off switches or mute buttons, and that Vugo's ads were no more annoying than Taxi TV.

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