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Re:Yelp Says It Will Mark Pages of Businesses Accused of Rac... by whimsicalism on Sunday October 11, 2020 @11:16AM (#24746332)
Are review sites normally the target of such suits or is it the poster of the review?

These would be linking to credible news outlets, so seems like the owner should take it up with them. My guess is it is hard to win a defamation suit against the lawyers for someone like the NYT.

Re:Yelp Says It Will Mark Pages of Businesses Accused of Rac... by mansion7 on Sunday October 11, 2020 @02:39PM (#24747984)
Ah, so like Wikipedia they will launder their ideology through "credible news outlets".

"Don't blame us! A source with no proof and an axe to grind, told unverifiable gossip to an unaccountable journalist, who just happens to agree with us politically. But we're credible, so you're a racist now."

This is actually a good thing. Though the mainstream media has very little remaining credibility, Yelp will help eradicate the remaining shreds by further exposing the myth that media has built around itself; namely that they are unbiased, trustworthy purveyors of truth.

Re:Yelp Says It Will Mark Pages of Businesses Accused of Rac... by whimsicalism on Sunday October 11, 2020 @03:34PM (#24748404)
Well, you are free to make consumer choices as you like. I appreciate Yelp surfacing relevant news articles about a business, but if you don't trust the news - you are free to continue patronizing.

I don't get why other choices by consumers upsets you so much?

Re:Yelp Says It Will Mark Pages of Businesses Accused of Rac... by mansion7 on Sunday October 11, 2020 @04:57PM (#24749034)
I'm not upset, I like watching corrupt people and organizations expose themselves and each other.