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Re:Yelp Claims Google Broke Promise Made to Regulators by criddell on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @07:13AM (#15226343)
Enough people have left Yelp that if there were black programs in place, we would know.

I totally believe that there are some shady salespeople at Yelp that talk about... the implications. But I doubt they actually do sell improved ratings.

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Re:Yelp Claims Google Broke Promise Made to Regulators by Cozumel on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @10:35AM (#15227575)
>we would know

We do know. Just most people refuse to believe until it happens to them, so Yelp continues to get away with it.

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Re:Yelp Claims Google Broke Promise Made to Regulators by criddell on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @10:41AM (#15227621)
Where are all the ex-employees and leakers exposing the shenanigans? I do believe they have salespeople that suggest paying to fix things, but I don't believe they can actually do that.

It seems like it would be an easy experiment for somebody to do. Find a local restaurant with some poor ratings. If they want to cooperate, pay a Yelp salesperson to "fix" the problem and see if it goes away. If they deliver, then you have a bombshell article that could go viral.

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