Frustrated with Yelp Bull!
"I am a business owner and Yelp has completely failed me. A vendor I hired — who was NEVER my client — posted a retaliatory fake review on my business profile after I refused his offer to pay me to change my honest review of his services. I reported this to Yelp with full details. They told me they would handle it. They didn't. My follow-up contacts were ignored. Yelp recently updated this fraudulent review in 2026 — actively refreshing false content they were already notified about. When I formally requested removal, they denied it with no valid explanation. As a business supporting other businesses, you would think Yelp — a platform that exists solely on the credibility of reviews — would understand the importance of due diligence. With over 6,000 negative reviews and a 1.2 rating on their own platform, clearly they don't. They are failing the very businesses they claim to serve by allowing unverified, retaliatory reviews to remain posted without proper investigation. Yelp does not protect legitimate businesses from outside parties who have zero client relationship with that business. I am now escalating to the FTC, BBB, Ohio Attorney General, and CFPB. Businesses beware — this platform will allow anyone to damage your reputation with zero accountability and zero consequences."