Taxify remains mum as anti-Taxify campaign gains traction
Incensed users have banded together to take action against the ride-hailing service.
E-hailing company Taxify finds itself at the centre of yet another social media storm as the hashtags #DeleteTaxify and #TaxifyAndDie gain traction following reports of misconduct from drivers and the dangerous situations passengers found themselves in at the hands of Taxify drivers.
Media personality and influencer Thabo Mafisa (popularly known as Sir Bluebird) is leading the charge as the creator of the hashtagย #TaxifyAndDie after a Taxify driver allegedly disappeared with his cellphone.
https://twitter.com/SirBluebird/status/1071039837027868672
Mafisa has been collecting stories from other disgruntled users under the hashtagย and sharing horrific tales about fellow usersโ experiences.
This @taxify_za driver just kicked me out of his car and left me stranded alone on the street, I'm completely traumatized by this maniac ๐ฐ pic.twitter.com/di5Yq1UPa9
— Tamara Dey (@tamaradey) August 4, 2017
Hi @taxify_za one of your drivers refuses to return a cellphone that was left in his car. Heโs gone from giving us excuses about how tired he is to rejecting our calls. Please help.
— ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ โ๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ช (@LamiezHolworthy) December 1, 2018
@taxify_za drivers do the most….texting and driving,not indicating when turning and skipping the red robots pic.twitter.com/VeAfFht3w1
— Zandisile (@ZamaMia) December 13, 2018
Dear @taxify_za please address your drivers and their foul behaviour towards female passengers. This particular driver asked for a one night stand and as I started recording this is the BS I was hearing, got out the car at the robot ๐คฌ pic.twitter.com/wJSntmaPvL
— Cheryl Dube (@CherylDube) November 20, 2018
Taxify in cities across the world such as Kenya and Nigeria has also been subject to similar complaints and calls for action against them.
Despite this, there are those who have called the veracity of the user accounts shared on Twitter into question.
Various Twitter users have alleged the campaign is funded by Taxifyโs competitors to discredit the company after a Taxify affiliate, Phumlani Kango, accused Mafisa of running a funded attack against the company.
I am not understanding why YOU are doing this. For someone who is not getting paid, you're really doing a lot. Threads and hashtags even.
— #PrEPa Pig ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ (@Phumlani_PrEP) December 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/King_Alu/status/1075011529769148416
Mafisa has denied these claims.
https://twitter.com/SirBluebird/status/1073191792454090753
Regardless of the back and forth, the majority of Twitter users have denounced the app and through it all, Taxify has remained mum.
The Citizen reached out to Taxify for comment and had received no responses at the time of writing.
https://twitter.com/JellyBaybi/status/1073197023619358721
https://twitter.com/iamnatasharyder/status/1073176945041596416
Guys can we all stop using Taxify once and for all…..!!! https://t.co/emQTEFJLIR
— Brandon Zondo (@qmb_zondo) December 13, 2018
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