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0 pointsmhartl12y ago0 comments

There have been many stories about Yelp like [this one](http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/yelp-and-the-business-...) alleging extortionary tactics.

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debt12y ago· 1 in thread

This article is 4 years old. Does yelp still employ these tactics? From what I gather it seems like a small sect of Yelps employees engaged in the practice.

mhartlOP12y ago

You're right, of course. I'm not claiming that Yelp does extort, only that these allegations are the source of their imperfect reputation.

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