Spain is about to shatter the gig economy's algorithmic black box

It's lunch-time on a Saturday in Barcelona, and José Maracucho is waiting outside an Italian restaurant in the city centre. His large, squarish yellow Glovo backpack lies next to him, but the order he is about to deliver is from UberEats. For the past few months, Maracucho has been working for both food-delivery apps, because the money he earns from the few hours he is allowed to work for Glovo isn't enough to live on. Delivery riders like Maracucho have been clamouring for years for better regulations to protect their labour rights. Now regulation is finally coming, even if the change it will bring about is fraught with uncertainty.