California has passed a ‘Yelp Bill’ that protects the customer’s right to review businesses
A new law has taken effect in California that prevents businesses from forbidding and penalizing customers from writing reviews. Though officially called Assembly Bill 2365, it had come to be known as the “Yelp Bill.” Yelp published a celebratory blog post today about the new rules. The core of the law bans businesses from enforcing “non-disparagement clauses” in their customer contracts, which have been used to prevent consumers from publicly sharing their experiences with a business. Here’s an excerpt from the bill: This bill would prohibit a contract or proposed contract for the sale or lease of consumer goods or services from including a provision…
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