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What could possibly go wrong?
« on: October 09, 2020, 12:05:50 PM »
This will never be misused, never.  ;/

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Now, when a business gains attention for reports of racist conduct, Yelp will place a new Business Accused of Racist Behavior Alert on their Yelp page to inform users, along with a link to a news article where they can learn more. https://t.co/1K2bJ46uM8

— Yelp (@Yelp) October 8, 2020

What an INSANELY stupid idea –> Yelp goes WOKE, creates alert system so users can accuse businesses of ‘racist conduct’
https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2020/10/09/what-an-insanely-stupid-idea-yelp-goes-woke-creates-alert-system-so-users-can-accuse-businesses-of-racist-conduct/
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Re: What could possibly go wrong?
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2020, 12:08:21 PM »
I hear that Yelp is racist.  Anyone else hear that?

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Re: What could possibly go wrong?
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2020, 12:11:57 PM »
Yelp's HQ is in San Francisco.

That says it all.
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Re: What could possibly go wrong?
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2020, 12:13:51 PM »
Review: Server called me a cracker then spit on my burger
Yelp: Delete

Review: They forgot my pickles because I was black
Yelp: Boycott!!!!!!
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Re: What could possibly go wrong?
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2020, 12:19:58 PM »
I'm done with Yelp then. Which unfortunately kinda just leaves googles as the best of a bad lot.
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Re: What could possibly go wrong?
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2020, 12:42:17 PM »
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I’m guessing Yelp will be contacting flagged businesses with an offer, for a small fee of course, to remove the flag. pic.twitter.com/cmnG4ts86s

— klarson (@kglarson) October 9, 2020

My meal was free or you get a racist mark.
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Re: What could possibly go wrong?
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2020, 03:20:23 PM »
People actually use Yelp?
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Re: What could possibly go wrong?
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2020, 04:23:23 PM »
Louis Rossmann gets hit.
Got some BS reviews and a raciest mark and yelp refuses to do anything about it. The racist one even had a picture of George Floyd as it's avatar.
The wouldn't lick the poop off my laptop one is insane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYzK8Nny_Yo

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Yelp wrote a fake review of my business, then called 3 days after the review was made to ask if I would like to upgrade my account which would hide/remove the review. They denied the action and I was a new business at the time. When Apple decided to merge their safari search with Yelp...I was screwed.

How I know it was fake

- I'm the UK, they used American terminology to describe a fringe as a 'bang'
- They accused me directly of coming on to them sexually - I cut men's hair only and this review claimed to be a woman, I'm a guy and I'm heterosexual and I would never act so unprofessionally.
- They said they went to a local competitor to rectify my bad hair cut - the salon they mentioned is a high profile salon 40 miles away in the city.

I tried to take action, they did nothing.

I had 20-30 reviews all positive, filtered as Yelp defined them as not credible.

YELP need to go. YELP need to be sued. Set it up Louis!
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Re: What could possibly go wrong?
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2020, 04:25:27 PM »
Iowa- 88% more livable that the rest of the US

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Re: What could possibly go wrong?
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2020, 05:03:27 PM »
Yelp is a shakedown scheme disguised as a company.

You pay them $X a month and people can see the positive reviews as well as the negative. No money, no positive reviews.
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