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Your resource for those sticky questions about negative reviews, business trademarks, and when to get your lawyer involved.
- Can I remove my business page from Yelp?
- Can I report a business if I think it's unlicensed?
- Can I report a business that is trying to pay people to write positive reviews?
- Can I sue Yelp for a bad review?
- Can I use data from Yelp for a school project?
- Do Yelpers ever get sued for posting negative reviews?
- Does Yelp extort small businesses?
- How can law enforcement officials get in touch with Yelp?
- How do I report content that violates Yelp's Content Guidelines or Terms of Service?
- How do I report someone who is harassing me on Yelp?
- How do I report someone who is harassing me outside of Yelp?
- Recognizing Scams Impersonating Yelp
- What are Consumer Alerts?
- What should I do if a business tries to pay me in exchange for removing my negative review?
- What should I do if a reviewer demands payment in exchange for removing a negative review?
- What should I do if another business is using my trademarked business name?
- Will Yelp remove a false or defamatory review?
- Will Yelp remove my business page if I've trademarked the name of my business?
- Will Yelp remove my business page if my business is in a highly regulated industry?
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