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From the New York Times, I'm Natalie Kittrow.

This is the Daily.

For years, Uber has said it's one of the safest ways to travel.

But a Times investigation has found that behind closed doors, the company's been contending

with a massive problem.

Hundreds of thousands of people reporting that they'd been sexually assaulted or harassed

during Uber rides.

Today, my colleague Emily Steele on what executives knew about the problem

and how they failed to take certain steps that were supposed to make riders safer.

It's Friday, August 8th.

So, Emily, you've covered sexual assault for the New York Times for years.

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