In a lawsuit filed last week, Yelp accuses Google of violating US antitrust laws, stealing information from Yelp’s website and passing it off as coming from Google. The complaint also alleges Google tweaks its algorithm to steer customers away from Yelp. — Bay Area News Group/TNS
For years, Yelp has complained about Google’s practices, alleging that the tech giant placed its own products above competitors in Google search results.
Yelp says when a customer searches, say, for “restaurants in Brooklyn”, Google prioritises putting its own summary and ratings above non-sponsored results from rivals including Yelp, resulting in fewer customer visits and ad revenue for its business.
