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Yet Another Restaurateur Has Accused Yelp of Tweaking Reviews
Apparently, one chef claims, Yelp will punish you if you don't buy ads.
By Clint Rainey
A Restaurant Owner Responded to a Bad Yelp Review by Trashing a Customer’s Karaoke Skills
Another reason why Yelp is the worst.
By Clint Rainey
Another Restaurant Owner Posted a Crazy Facebook Rant After Getting a Bad Yelp Review
Not good for business.
By Clint Rainey
Court Says There’s No Proof Yelp Forced Companies to Pay Money to Remove Fake Reviews
The site's controversial business practices get another pass.
By Clint Rainey
Meet the Filmmaker Behind the Controversial New Anti-Yelp Documentary
"Yelp is very concerned about what will come out in this documentary."
By Sierra Tishgart
A Scandalous Documentary Will Examine Whether Yelp Exploits Small-Business Owners
The producers are crowd-funding on Kickstarter now.
By Sierra Tishgart
Chef Shames ‘Insulting,’ ‘Entitled’ Customers on Instagram After They Threaten Nasty Yelp Reviews
"Shout out to these two winners for seating themselves with no reservations, insulting and berating our staff ... "
By Clint Rainey
Yelp Is Suing a Start-Up That Promises to Flood the Site With Positive Reviews
Yelp's lawyers say this suit is in the public's best interest.
By Clint Rainey
The Restaurant That ‘Buys’ One-Star Yelp Reviews Now Offers 50 Percent Off
That’s up from the 25 percent they offered in September.
By Hugh Merwin
Littleneck Denies Offering Lots of Clams for Fake Yelp Reviews
Someone is trying to sink the tiny clam shack's reputation.
By Hugh Merwin
The NYPD Thinks a Yelper May Have Smoke-Bombed Bar Pitti
"They're looking for stuff like, 'This place sucks and I'm going to blow this f--king place up.'"
By Clint Rainey
Here’s a Restaurant That Rewards Customers Who Give It Bad Yelp Reviews
Haters get 25 percent off and free cooking classes.
By Clint Rainey
California Makes It Illegal to Sue People for Posting Nasty Yelp Reviews
The first, and probably not last, state to do this.
By Clint Rainey
A Steakhouse Sued Yelp to Make It Identify a Malicious Reviewer
Someone impersonating a worker claimed to have "personally spit" in food.
By Clint Rainey
French Chefs Launched a Petition to Ban Negative Online Reviews
More than 1,700 people have signed it.
By Clint Rainey
Disgruntled Yelp Reviewers Say Want to Be Paid for Their Work
They "perform the exact same work" as paid writers, anyhow.
By Hugh Merwin
Someone Is Writing a Novel in Yelp Reviews
"I would recommend Volo Coffeehouse to anyone in Philadelphia who is going on an OKCupid date with a woman who has committed voter fraud."
By Clint Rainey
People Are Sending Pizzerias Around the Country Extortion Letters Demanding Bitcoin
The group says failure to pay up will result in bad Yelp reviews.
By Clint Rainey
Yelpers Made That Anti-Gay Texas Diner Into a Highly Rated Gay Bar
"I hear the owner offers discounts to men in chaps."
By Clint Rainey
People Post More Negative Restaurant Reviews When the Weather Is Miserable
Baby, it's cold outside, so give that soup zero stars.
By Hugh Merwin