NYCgrrl wrote:
Popsie wrote:
Here is an article that says Yelp posts bad reviews unless businesses advertise with them ?
I came to a different conclusion after reading the article: Yelp won a lawsuit that alleged it was exhorting local businesses for advertising fees:h. It's critics still want them to reveal the formula of the algorithm used for weeding out false reviews but uhmmmm well if it was my business don't think I would.
The article did not say that the court found that Yelp did not base reviews on whether or not the business bought advertising.Here is the relevant section out of the story:
the court said that, even if Yelp did manipulate reviews to penalize businesses, the practice would not constitute extortion.
