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		lotsofpulp on Nov 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yelp Is Replacing Restaurants’ Phone Numbers So Gr... > how is it acceptable that Yelp can charge them for doing so? Did they consent to this fee? In America, only the government is allowed to come up to you and say pay me this without you consenting. In all the businesses I’ve been involved with for over 2 decades, there are plenty of times someone sends an invoice for something you didn’t agree to, and you can always just ignore it.

germinalphrase on Nov 16, 2020 [–]

That would be my expectation. I was unaware that these businesses had preexisting business relationship with Grubhub. Still shady.

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