YELP! INC (YELP)

[overachiever]

There is no excuse on the part of any website which attempts to control content the way Yelp controls it to allow malicious libel against a small business. Yelp does not stop libelous reviews from appearing against a business and then attempts to protect the libelous posters. It's not operating within the accepted standards of current internet libel law.

The first time one of these disaffected businesses hires a really good libel/constitutional law attorney, it's game over for Yelp. Up until now, they have been faced with lawyers that do not have a good technical understanding of how to go about attacking Yelp's business model.