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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