Logo_White

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_post_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_post_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_16x9_full_width

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_3x2_full_width

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_1x1_full_width

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_featured_flexible_full_width

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

lede_leaderboard

Main Header Menu

Logo_2a8517

The Daily Dot

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Fork twirling pasta(l), Woman looking shocked(c), Yelp app on phone(r)

glass-in-pasta-gaslighting-yelp-review

‘Gaslighting us… after feeding us glass’: Restaurant customers find glass in pasta. They can’t believe the owner’s response to their Yelp review

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and the investigative editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s Hi-Res division. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

Yelp logo on red phone screen on left "Make Abortion SAFER" logo on right on white background

negative yelp reviews

Gen-Z group creates tool that spams fake abortion clinics with one-star Yelp reviews

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

sole of a christian louboutin shoe, text from cobbler

cobbler-bad-review

Unclick

‘Completely baffled by their unprofessionalism’: TikToker accuses business of harassing her after she left bad Yelp review (updated)

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

Samira Sadeque

Jessica Breaux seen in argument with Tony Ly

A boba shop got review-bombed after a customer claimed the owner threw a drink on her and her child—but a video shows otherwise (updated)

Eilish O’Sullivan is the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

tiktok trump review-bombing

TikTokers are review-bombing Trump’s businesses

sean baker sr. lawn care

Man called George Floyd video ‘glorious to watch’—now people are review-bombing his alleged business (updated)

[email protected]

65e4ce7be4078f46333992a2b3e9a580.jpg

The Thing is a legendary roadside tourist trap. How the hell is it still in business?

Yelp

‘Gaslighting us… after feeding us glass’: Restaurant customers find glass in pasta. They can’t believe the owner’s response to their Yelp review

Gen-Z group creates tool that spams fake abortion clinics with one-star Yelp reviews

‘Completely baffled by their unprofessionalism’: TikToker accuses business of harassing her after she left bad Yelp review (updated)

A boba shop got review-bombed after a customer claimed the owner threw a drink on her and her child—but a video shows otherwise (updated)

TikTokers are review-bombing Trump’s businesses

Man called George Floyd video ‘glorious to watch’—now people are review-bombing his alleged business (updated)

The Thing is a legendary roadside tourist trap. How the hell is it still in business?

The unspeakable horror of funeral home reviews on Yelp

We found the best bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches in New York City

Cities use social media reviews to track down dirty diners

You can rate and review police officers on a new site called CopScore

A Yelp journey to find the best Arby’s in America

Accused killer posted on Yelp about victim’s disappearance