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YELP critics must be identified, court rules in online landscape altering decision

Posted on January 9, 2014July 1, 2025 by Dissent

Kellan Howell and Phillip Swarts report:

In a decision that could reshape the rules for online consumer reviews, a Virginia court has ruled that the popular website Yelp must turn over the names of seven reviewers who anonymously criticized a prominent local carpet cleaning business.

Read more on Washington Times.

Thanks to Joe Cadillic for this link.

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