Activist Laura Loomer Responds To Uber Ban Over Anti-Muslim Comments

Far-right activist Laura Loomer responded Wednesday after she was banned from the Uber ride-sharing service following her complaints and racist remarks about Muslim drivers after the New York City terror attack.

Loomer tweeted saying: "I'd rather tell the truth and make someone cry than tell a lie and make someone smile."

In another tweet she said: "Liberals will call you hateful & do everything they can to take away your voice online."

Uber told Business Insider in an email on Wednesday, that Loomer, a former Project Veritas supporter with over 100,000 Twitter followers, has been banned for violating the company’s ethics guidelines.

Loomer took to Twitter and posted a series of tweets complaining about Muslims following Tuesday's attack in Manhattan, in which a former driver, an Uzbek immigrant, who was a Muslim, allegedly drove into a bike lane, killing eight people and injuring 12 others.

Among several complaints she posted on her account that sparked outrage online, Loomer claimed that she was late to a press conference because she could not find an Uber driver who she did not believe was Muslim.

"I'm late to the NYPD press conference because I couldn't find a non Muslim cab or @Uber @lyft driver for over 30 min! This is insanity," Loomer tweeted after Tuesday’s incident.

She followed up with another tweet, saying, "Someone needs to create a non Islamic form of @uber or @lyft because I never want to support another Islamic immigrant driver."

"Nearly every cab @uber @lyft driver in NYC is Muslim. It's extremely unfortunate and this is a conversation we need to have for our safety," she added.

After the news of her ban on Wednesday, Loomer also tweeted:

Loomer was in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday at the scene of the terroristic car massacre, where she photographed random New Yorkers from behind and accused them of "rubbing [the attack] in everyone’s face" by "aimlessly walking around in hijabs."

Both Uber and Lyft confirmed to CNET that Loomer had been deactivated from their platforms following her rant on Twitter. Uber said Loomer violated its Community Guidelines, which include rules like "respect each other." The company also says on its website that riders could lose access to Uber if they make "comments or gestures that are aggressive, sexual, discriminatory, or disrespectful."

This was not the first time Uber and Lyft have taken actions against bigoted behavior.

After the racially charged events in August in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one woman dead, Uber had promised to continue to ban individuals involved in hate speech from its ride-sharing service.

"There is simply no place for this type of bigotry, discrimination, and hate," Regional General Manager Meghan Verena Joyce wrote in a statement after the incident.

Following the white-nationalist protest incidents in Charlottesville, Uber banned far-right provocateur Tim Gionet, famously known as "Baked Alaska," after a driver in Washington D.C. threw him out of her car for allegedly making racially-charged remarks.

Lyft told its drivers then saying, "We're committed to continue listening, learning, and acting to protect the safety and inclusivity of our community."