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Re:Why We Created the Yelp Elite Squad by opticalfiber on Monday December 21, 2015 @09:25PM (#10775347)
The sales people don't have access to the content moderation systems. As far as it showing up in code, I was just making the point that there is no file containing something like

  if business_has_paid_extortion_money:
    show_good_reviews()
  else:
    show_bad_reviews()
... which is how people seem to think it works.

There is also no code to allow manual review ordering. They are sorted according by an algorithm with a variety of inputs including who you are friends with, who has Elite status, etc.

Re:Why We Created the Yelp Elite Squad by mikeash on Monday December 21, 2015 @09:33PM (#10775394)
I've never seen anyone say they think it's automated. As for sales people not having access, who does, and how do you know they don't abuse it?