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Ouch! Yelp Wins, Small Businesses Lose on Review Positioning Dispute: Hard Bargaining is not Extortion Under Federal Law, per 9th Circuit
The Takeaway: Small business plaintiffs alleged that Yelp “extorted” (or attempted to extort) advertising purchases by moving unfavorable reviews higher, and either moving favorable reviews lower, or removing them entirely, if the businesses did not buy advertising on … Continue reading →
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Tagged 9th Circuit, advertising, Digital, extortion, federal, hard bargaining, Internet, rankings, Yelp
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