Businesses are going people who post bad online reviews

Sadly, it is best to make review by using false information (nickname) or be anonymity.

Hello! My name is Mickey Mouse.

They are going after Walt Disney and found it wasn't from Walt Disney.
 
For once California seems to be the only state that has it's head on straight by outlawing these kind of business practices.
 
Yea, some places will charge you a fee on your credit card if they find a bad review!
 
jonnyghost said:
Yea, some places will charge you a fee on your credit card if they find a bad review!
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OMG! I am so glad I don't pay with a credit card . That is a violent of free speech , as long as bad review is true and not made up people should have the right warn other peoples . I read that stores will pay people to right up good reviews that are fault! So if a review sound really good it could a fault one !
 
How are they going to charge your credit card if you write a bad review and have never been there? I'm pointing to the fact that many times lately some business will get their ass in trouble or get publicity (the restaurant in Ireland comes to mind right now regarding the 'sarcastic' remarks about vegans...) and droves of people will write bad things about the place 'just because'. Even with places that DON'T get publicity they may get 'false bad reviews'

So yeah in a sense I can understand why the businesses want to find a way to hit back. I do agree not a bright thing to charge patrons who partake of the business then write a bad review. And if you didn't have a credit card on file- they'd probably still find a way to ding you anyway.
 
jonnyghost said:
Yea, some places will charge you a fee on your credit card if they find a bad review!
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You could file the dispute with bank or credit companies.

If they still charge so you have to get new card replacement.
 
Foxrac said:
You could file the dispute with bank or credit companies.
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Except that when you sign the agreement at the desk for your room you're not just agreeing to pay for any damages. You're singing a contract with a non-disparagement clauses that they will show to your credit card company when you dispute the charges. As of right now they are legally binding.
 
jonnyghost said:
Except that when you sign the agreement at the desk for your room you're not just agreeing to pay for any damages. You're singing a contract with a non-disparagement clauses that they will show to your credit card company when you dispute the charges. As of right now they are legally binding.
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I don't see as legally binding and I will fight viciously in court.

Also, most credit card companies are pro-consumer as well.
 
People been brought down by things said on trip advisor
 
Foxrac said:
I don't see as legally binding and I will fight viciously in court.

Also, most credit card companies are pro-consumer as well.
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Hard to say if you'd win in court. I think that you should but it seems that some of these are sticking. That's why we need legislation to prohibit them.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news...-way-to-get-nothing-for-something-062414.html

"Can it be legal?This, you say, is so outrageous it can't possibly be legal. Could be, but like so many relatively new phenomena, the use of non-disparagement clauses against consumers has not yet amassed a body of case law that provides a clear answer one way or the other, meaning cases will be decided on a state-by-state basis -- at best -- for the foreseeable future.
The "gotcha" factor is crucial, UCLA constitutional law professor Eugene Volokh said in a recent Marketwatch story. While terms agreed to in a contract are generally enforceable, Volokh said that if a reasonable consumer would be very surprised by such a clause, it might be deemed unenforceable.
“You could see some of these invalidated,” he said.
In California, the so-called "Yelp bill" would prohibit non-disparagement clauses unless the consumer had "knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his or her right to voice a negative opinion.""
 
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