Should take-out apps be banned?

Food delivery apps make life easier. Some say the convenience has a high cost.

Whether a customer is craving pizza, sushi, or a burrito, it’s at their fingertips with take-out apps such as DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats. All a hungry person has to do is open the app, scroll through an endless number of restaurant options, and have the food delivered to their door. That convenience and variety has made food delivery apps hugely popular, specifically in North America, Asia, and Europe, and especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many users say apps that bring provisions to people make life easier. Other people think they’re bad for local businesses. What do you think? Should take-out apps be banned? Yes—the convenience isn’t worth it Many restaurants say take-out apps are more trouble than they’re worth. Some apps take a huge bite of the money from…

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