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Yelp Is Warning Users About Businesses That Sue Over Bad Reviews

Consumers have a “right to Yelp”

News

An Exclusive Look at 'Billion Dollar Bully', a Film About Yelp

New documentary explores the allegedly shady business practices of the review site

Food Tech

Yelp Is Using Artificial Intelligence to Help You Find Dinner

Here's how

News

Yelp Is Now Helping Restaurant-Goers Hunt Pokémon

The review site just launched a PokéStop filter to optimize Squirtle hunting

News

Yelp Goes Undercover to Crack Down on Fake Reviews

Real people, fake reviews

Scandals and Feuds

Yelp Raises Employee Pay Following Viral Open Letter

The company was publicly called out in February

Scandals and Feuds 10 Comments

Yelp Employee Fired After Writing Scathing Critique of the Company

Staff at the restaurant review and delivery sites can't afford to buy groceries.

Delivery 1 Comment

UberEats Expansion Could Hurt Yelp

Uber will be competing with Yelp's Eat24.

News

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Yelp and OpenTable End Long Partnership

The dining-focused apps have parted ways after five years

News 1 Comment

Why Yelp Should Fear Facebook's New User Review Platform

With more than 1 billion users, Facebook could dominate crowd sourced reviews

Lawsuits

Lawsuit Accusing Yelp of Defrauding Shareholders Is Dismissed Once and for All

A judge ruled investors should understand not all Yelp reviews are real.

Scandals and Feuds 1 Comment

Is Google Intentionally Burying Yelp and TripAdvisor in Its Search Results? [Updated]

The years-long battle between Yelp and Google continues.

News 1 Comment

Study: How Yelp Reviews Are Influenced by Race and Gentrification

The study looked at two Brooklyn neighborhoods: one historically white and one historically black.

News

The U.S. Government Supports Yelpers' Rights to Complain Online

A recently proposed bill would protect Yelpers who post bad reviews from being fined or sued.

Arizona 1 Comment

Arizona Restaurateur Launches All-Out War Against Yelpers

The restaurant owner has posted banners that say "No Yelpers" at the front of his restaurants.

France

Wannabe French Food Critic Fined $8,300 for Fake Online Restaurant Review

The restaurant had not opened yet when he filed his review.

Food Tech

Amazon's Virtual Assistant Will Give Restaurant Recommendations Based on Yelp Reviews

All you have to do is ask.

Lawsuits 1 Comment

No, Yelp Is Not Suing 'South Park' for $10 Million

A parody article is floating around saying that Yelp is upset over the show's skewering of the review site.

Food TV 1 Comment

'South Park' Takes Down Yelpers Who Think They Are Restaurant Critics

“I am a Yelp reviewer. I usually keep on the down low so they don’t kiss my ass too much.”

Food TV

'South Park' to Skewer Restaurant Yelpers on Upcoming Episode

"And did I mention I am a food critic for Yelp?"

Lawsuits 2 Comments

Court Says Yelpers Are Not Actual Employees of Yelp, Don't Have to Be Paid

The plaintiffs in the case argued they do the "same exact work" as Yelp employees known as "Yelp Scouts."

Movies

Yelp Film Accuses the Company of 'Mob-Like Behavior'

"There are things about Yelp people don't know, and that they won't like."

News 4 Comments

Yelp Shares Plummet; Is the Company in Trouble?

The company's stock took a beating on Wednesday

Lawsuits 3 Comments

Yelp Sued for $5 Million by Eat24 Drivers for Withholding Tips

Yelp denies all claims in the class action lawsuit.

News 1 Comment

Yelp's CEO Puts Pause on Sale of Company

The company is worth over $3 billion.

News 2 Comments

Joyless Restaurant Owner Shames Customers' Singing Skills On Yelp

It was in response to a one-star Yelp review.

Scandals and Feuds 1 Comment

Yelp-Backed Study Tries to Prove Google Manipulates Search Results

The feud between Yelp and Google continues.

Reports 2 Comments

Why Yelp Emerged as a Site for Social Protest

Yelpers are sounding off about more than over-salted food.

News 3 Comments

Yelp Fights for Its Users' Rights to Write Snarky Reviews

The company supports legislation that stops users from being sued by businesses for writing negative things.

Reports

If Yelp Is For Sale, Here's Who Might Buy It

The companies that have the cash — and interest — in purchasing the review site.

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