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Re:Richmond Italian restaurant waging war on Yelp by seanflyon on Thursday September 18, 2014 @01:35PM (#8336515)
> Apart from trying to filter spam, Yelp doesn't "manipulate" reviews.

Many restaurants have claimed that yelp has offered to remove negative reviews in exchange for money. Some also suspect Yelp of writing those negative reviews.

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Re:Richmond Italian restaurant waging war on Yelp by timr on Thursday September 18, 2014 @06:21PM (#8337989)
Lots of people "claim" lots of things that aren't true. What proof do you have, other than unsubstantiated rumors?
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Re:Richmond Italian restaurant waging war on Yelp by seanflyon on Thursday September 18, 2014 @06:50PM (#8338119)
You made a factual claim with out any supporting facts. I pointed out that your claim was not established fact. I am aware that "I'm only asking questions" can be used to cast unwarranted doubts, but in this case the accusers are reputable and numerous enough that I think we should not pretend they don't exist. For example:

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/yelp-and-the-business-...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimhandy/2012/08/16/think-yelp-i...

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