I saw this on the Epoch. Here is a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm7IXdVGgUI
Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
Posted on 08/07/2021 11:31:18 AM PDT by DoodleBob
Users will be able to filter searches using these attributes and Yelp is monitoring reviews for businesses that add them.
Yelp is introducing two new COVID-related profile attributes, the “Proof of vaccination required” and “Staff fully vaccinated” attributes, the company announced Thursday. Users will be able to filter searches using these attributes and the “Proof of vaccination required” attribute will be visible in search results.
“We’ve put additional safety measures in place to proactively monitor content for businesses that select one of these attributes, whether it’s the identity attributes or the vaccination attributes,” Noorie Malik, VP of user operations at Yelp, told Search Engine Land, “And so we’re proactively looking out for any hateful, harmful content on these businesses.”
Given the rapid spread of COVID’s Delta variant, these attributes may help customers feel safer when visiting a local business, which can help businesses continue to operate as more safety-oriented consumers shy away from in-person activities, like going to a cafe or bar. Yelp’s “additional safety measures” may also help to curb any potential blowback from bad actors seeking to leave reviews based on their stance about COVID vaccines as opposed to their firsthand experiences with the business.
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A bad concept just got worse.
Perfected Boycott opportunity.
The vax of the beast will be required
Fascists self-identifying.
EXCELLENT.
WTF is a Yelp?? and why should I care what they think?
False advertisement...
“Does Yelp extort small businesses?
No. From time to time we hear this theory, often from those that have tried and failed to artificially inflate their ratings on Yelp. But the truth is there has never been any amount of money a business can pay Yelp to alter reviews or ratings. Yelp exists to connect consumers with great local businesses and we work hard to feature content that reflects real experiences that consumers are inspired to share.
We use an automated recommendation software that analyzes billions of data points from all reviews, reviewers and businesses to evaluate the usefulness and reliability of each review. There’s no connection between the time a business starts, stops, or declines to advertise on Yelp, and how the recommendation software treats a business’s ratings and reviews. In fact, claims to the contrary have been repeatedly investigated and rejected by government agencies, in multiple courtrooms, by independent scholarly studies and in the media. The recommendation software applies the same objective standards to all businesses, meaning you’ll find plenty of non-advertisers with five-star ratings, as well as advertisers with one-star reviews. No employee at Yelp has the ability to override the decisions that the software makes for any particular business. This approach is deliberate to avoid conflicts of interest.
https://www.yelp-support.com/article/Does-Yelp-extort-small-businesses?l=en_US
If everybody got vaccinated today, we will still have an epic covid spike this fall
Makes it easier to know who NOT to support. 🐂💨💩
“Perfected Boycott opportunity.”
I Say “Amen” to that Brother Bob, Amen!
The only thing that can fight this is a class action suit from businesses. The complaint? Yelp making money from your business name and brand being in their system without your approval or permission.
Agree. Shows where they are concentrated.
Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
Nice to know before you go.
Good!
It can be condensed to 3:
Stigmatize
Dehumanize
Euthanize
We are already past stigmatization and dehumanization. Those phases were launched in 2016 back when every Trump supporter was branded a racist and a Nazi.
That’s very freedom-orienred, especially for a tech outfit, to warn customers that the proprietirs are Karens before you waste time driving. Kudos, Yelp!! Nice filter, thank you!
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