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Yelp Announces Changes ― Are They Enough to Satisfy Class-Action Plaintiffs?

By John Birdsall
Apr 6, 2010

Are lawyers in the class-action suit against Yelp smelling victory? Yesterday, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman announced the user review giant would drop the "Favorite Review" feature and let readers see the reviews that would otherwise have been filtered out by its automated review filter. "Now you can take a look...
Yelp Slapped with Class-Action Lawsuit

By John Birdsall
Feb 25, 2010

A year ago, the East Bay Express went public with stinging accusations that user review site Yelp engaged in shady pressure tactics to remove or bury negative reviews for businesses that advertised or coughed up sponsorships. Now, a lawsuit is alleging something eerily similar. TechCrunch is reporting that law firms...

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