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October 27, 2011 02:21 am GMT

Class Action Lawsuits Alleging Extortion Over Yelps Review System Dismissed

yelpLast year, several lawsuits emerged that accused Yelp of extorting businesses to advertise in exchange for positive reviews. Yelp has just announced that a judge granted Yelp's request to dismiss these suits.For background, the lawsuits claimed that after declining a request to purchase advertising on Yelp, a number of positive reviews from businesses' listings on the reviews site mysteriously disappeared, downgrading the companys rating on the site.

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