I was banned from the app because of my name, but I'm proud of it

‘Swastika’ Chandra was suddenly banned from Uber App for unusual first name. She shares how she was banned on the Uber app for her name. Chandra was banned from the app for'swastika' Chandra. Chandra is the first woman to be banned from using the app.

'I got banned from Uber over my offensive first name - but I'm proud of it' Uber has finally apologised to the mother-of-two. She was banned from the company unless she changed her name. The name may be controversial in a modern setting, but it stretches back thousands of years.

Sydney mum has a name that would offend many Australians - but it means something very different in her home country. She was banned from Uber because of her name. She has been banned from the service because of the name she has in her native Sydney. Her name means something different in Australia than in Australia, she says.