If Leftists Claim You Business is Racist
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WALSH: Yelp Unveils Orwellian Alert For Businesses Accused Of ‘Racist Behavior.’ Here’s Why This Is A Terrible Idea.
The problem with calling anyone racist these days is that the word is like a blank space in a mad lib. Fill it in however you like. It can mean whatever you want it to mean. This is by design, of course. It is easier to weaponize the “racism” label if you don’t have to worry about using it correctly. And that is what makes the latest publicity stunt from Yelp so disturbing.
Yelp has long been hated by some small business owners who complain that negative reviews on the site can have a significant impact on their business despite being potentially inaccurate or malicious. A recent documentary called “Billion Dollar Bully” claims that Yelp essentially extorts smaller companies, demanding that they buy advertising in exchange for minimizing negative reviews. Yelp denies the charge and even bought the BillionDollarBully.com domain name and redirected it to a page on its site clarifying that it does not extort small businesses. You can judge for yourself whether buying the domain name of a documentary that accuses you of dishonest tactics is itself a dishonest tactic.
The problem with calling anyone racist these days is that the word is like a blank space in a mad lib. Fill it in however you like. It can mean whatever you want it to mean. This is by design, of course. It is easier to weaponize the “racism” label if you don’t have to worry about using it correctly. And that is what makes the latest publicity stunt from Yelp so disturbing.
Yelp has long been hated by some small business owners who complain that negative reviews on the site can have a significant impact on their business despite being potentially inaccurate or malicious. A recent documentary called “Billion Dollar Bully” claims that Yelp essentially extorts smaller companies, demanding that they buy advertising in exchange for minimizing negative reviews. Yelp denies the charge and even bought the BillionDollarBully.com domain name and redirected it to a page on its site clarifying that it does not extort small businesses. You can judge for yourself whether buying the domain name of a documentary that accuses you of dishonest tactics is itself a dishonest tactic.
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frequentflier
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YELP are known extortionists. If a company doesn't pay them, they will post all the bad reviews and leave out any good ones. Ask me how I know.
Yelp To Amplify All Unsubstantiated Claims Of Racism Against Businesses
The company has an existing policy for flagging businesses accused of being racist based on news reports or social media posts. According to internal research, Yelp says it had a “133% increase in the number of media-fueled incidences on Yelp compared to the same time last year.” The company also announced that it already placed “450 alerts on business pages that were either accused of, or the target of, racist behavior related to the Black Lives Matter movement.”
“If someone associated with a business is accused of, or the target of, racist behavior, we will place a Public Attention Alert on the business page to warn consumers that the business may be receiving an influx of reviews as a result of increased attention. For businesses accused of overtly racist actions, where we can link to a news article, we will escalate our warning with the Business Accused of Racist Behavior Alert,” the company explained.
Users on Twitter pointed out the vulnerabilities of Yelp’s new policy, saying that people could easily falsely accuse a business of being “racist.”
The company has an existing policy for flagging businesses accused of being racist based on news reports or social media posts. According to internal research, Yelp says it had a “133% increase in the number of media-fueled incidences on Yelp compared to the same time last year.” The company also announced that it already placed “450 alerts on business pages that were either accused of, or the target of, racist behavior related to the Black Lives Matter movement.”
“If someone associated with a business is accused of, or the target of, racist behavior, we will place a Public Attention Alert on the business page to warn consumers that the business may be receiving an influx of reviews as a result of increased attention. For businesses accused of overtly racist actions, where we can link to a news article, we will escalate our warning with the Business Accused of Racist Behavior Alert,” the company explained.
Users on Twitter pointed out the vulnerabilities of Yelp’s new policy, saying that people could easily falsely accuse a business of being “racist.”
What could possibly go wrong?
I hate Yelp anyway and they suck. TripAdvisor is much better.
I hate Yelp anyway and they suck. TripAdvisor is much better.
Yelp Wants Reviewers to Rate Whether Businesses Are 'Woke' Enough. Meet Your Antifa Reviewers
Portland’s antifa woke mob has taken up the task with gusto.
All of a sudden, some of Portland’s most beloved bakeries, steak houses, and beer joints have been smeared by antifa on social media. One antifa-friendly Instagram account contains nothing but Yelp reviews of businesses with which the “workers” had an issue.
(YELP review screenshot)
One of Portland’s most famous and sought-after ice cream shops was given a bad score because it didn’t give money to Black Lives Matter, Inc™. Minority hires were dismissed as mere tokens.
Portland’s antifa woke mob has taken up the task with gusto.
All of a sudden, some of Portland’s most beloved bakeries, steak houses, and beer joints have been smeared by antifa on social media. One antifa-friendly Instagram account contains nothing but Yelp reviews of businesses with which the “workers” had an issue.
(YELP review screenshot)
One of Portland’s most famous and sought-after ice cream shops was given a bad score because it didn’t give money to Black Lives Matter, Inc™. Minority hires were dismissed as mere tokens.
UglyBear
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Nobody that stupid should have survived for that longYelp Wants Reviewers to Rate Whether Businesses Are 'Woke' Enough. Meet Your Antifa Reviewers
Portland’s antifa woke mob has taken up the task with gusto.
All of a sudden, some of Portland’s most beloved bakeries, steak houses, and beer joints have been smeared by antifa on social media. One antifa-friendly Instagram account contains nothing but Yelp reviews of businesses with which the “workers” had an issue.
(YELP review screenshot)
One of Portland’s most famous and sought-after ice cream shops was given a bad score because it didn’t give money to Black Lives Matter, Inc™. Minority hires were dismissed as mere tokens.
PeoplesElbow
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I would like trip advisor better if they didn't spam the crap out of me.
PeoplesElbow
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I'm going to go leave a shitty review of the yelp app. Suggest others do the same.
Rioters Trash Portland Restaurant After Antifa 'Reviewers' Target It, But the Black Owner Just Got the Last Word
On the day Yelp introduced a new “racist behavior” wokeness rating, antifa and Black Lives Matter activists in Portland were seen on Twitter soliciting names of “non-friendly” businesses that support police, singling them out as targets. By Sunday’s pre-planned “Day of Rage,” rioters had trashed one of the explicit targets, a black-owned downtown Portland cafe.
Portland antifa watcher Andy Ngo showed screenshots of the tweets calling for retribution against the Heroes American Cafe, owned by John Jackson.
Ngo noted that not only did antifa and BLM militants bash the windows of the cafe, but shot it up.
On the day Yelp introduced a new “racist behavior” wokeness rating, antifa and Black Lives Matter activists in Portland were seen on Twitter soliciting names of “non-friendly” businesses that support police, singling them out as targets. By Sunday’s pre-planned “Day of Rage,” rioters had trashed one of the explicit targets, a black-owned downtown Portland cafe.
Portland antifa watcher Andy Ngo showed screenshots of the tweets calling for retribution against the Heroes American Cafe, owned by John Jackson.
One antifa-associated Twitter account responded, “Heroe’s American Cafe on S Park blocks gives profits to their heroes ….. cops [sic]”
Ngo noted that not only did antifa and BLM militants bash the windows of the cafe, but shot it up.
Clem72
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Well, according to the tub of haggen-dazs in my freezer, "Vanilla is the essence of elegance and sophistication". So they def racist gentrified Ice cream. I couldn't stand to have it in my house any longer so I made sure to eat it all right away.