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The "something else" is a protection racket. "Nice restaurant you got here. Be a shame if something happened to your high ratings." Yelp should be prosecuted u
by dreamcompiler 7y ago
The "something else" is a protection racket. "Nice restaurant you got here. Be a shame if something happened to your high ratings."
Yelp should be prosecuted under RICO.
- edanm 7y agoUmmm, do you not see a difference between forcing people to pay you money on threat of violence, vs. choosing whether to allow people to market on your platform?
- dreamcompiler 7y agoYelp forces businesses to pay them money on threat of lowering their ratings, which can destroy the business. This is quite well-documented. One example appears below. I stand by my assertion. https://cliffbig.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-yelp-protection-racket.html https://cliffbig.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-yelp-protection-ra...