The attorneys general from 24 states co-signed and sent a letter dated Feb. 7 to the CEO of Yelp demanding the company not follow through with its plans to implement a practice they say discriminates against crisis pregnancy centers.
Yelp responded to the letter on Feb. 8 offering an amendment to its policy.
Based in San Francisco, Yelp Inc. is a developer and operator of a website and mobile app that uses crowdsourcing to rate and collect consumer reviews of businesses.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron was the lead signatory of the letter by the attorneys general (AGs).
Cited in the letter was language from a Yelp statement issued last August saying it planned to place “Consumer Notices” on the pages of crisis pregnancy centers explaining that the facilities “typically provide limited medical services and may not have licensed medical professionals onsite.” Yelp had also said it would recategorize the centers….