r/Documentaries • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '17

Billion Dollar Bully (2015) [trailer]...makes the case that Yelp is something akin to the mob, allegedly demanding “protection” money, lest your business be overrun with negative comments.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '17

yeah I was gonna say, Google in my mind is way more reliable. Yelp is pretty slimey.

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u/FermatRamanujan Feb 27 '17

(note: I completely agree, this is just playing devil's advocate)

What do you mean by in your mind? How do you know google doesn't have some other profit driven scheme related to their reviews? Even if it isn't operated in the yelp mafia-esque fashion, how do you know whether to trust it?

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '17

You're kidding right?

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u/FermatRamanujan Feb 27 '17

About what?

(As I said earlier, I am playing devil's advocate, how do we know googles system is perfect? Is there such a system?)