The Vergecast

Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman welcomes you to Team Antitrust

Aug 25, 2020

Jeremy Stoppelman, Co-founder and CEO of Yelp, discusses the urgent need for antitrust regulation against tech giants like Google. He reflects on Yelp's pandemic challenges and its strategic pivots to support local businesses. Stoppelman highlights concerns over Google's market dominance and its impact on competition, emphasizing the importance of a fair digital marketplace. The conversation also explores the implications of potential Section 230 repeal on online content moderation and the persistent struggle for authentic user expression in reviews.

49:06

Episode guests

Jeremy Stoppelman

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Intro

2min

Yelp's Evolution Amidst the Pandemic

22min

Discovering Affordable Quality Coffee at Home

2min

Navigating the Monopolistic Landscape of Online Search

3min

Navigating the Online Review Landscape

15min

The Impact of Section 230 Repeal on Online Speech and Content Moderation

2min

Navigating the Impact of Section 230 and Work-Life Balance in Leadership

3min

Antitrust criticism of big tech companies like Google, Apple, and Amazon have been louder than ever — from the consumers to the tech companies who compete with them. Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman has been vocal for years about the problem with Google’s dominant market share in maps, local search, and reviews.

“I’ve been working on it for over a decade and it’s great to see that more people have jumped on board.” Stoppelman says. “When we started out criticizing Google and highlighting some of their abuses, we got — especially from Silicon Valley — so many eye rolls.”

The Verge’s Nilay Patel and Casey Newton recently caught up with Stoppelman to discuss the evolving view of the media and the public on the tech monopolies, as well as how Yelp is handling their competition and what possible changes can be made with regulation from the government.

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