California Tells Businesses: Stop Trying To Ban Consumer Reviews

[DEAD7]

Some businesses are so paranoid about negative consumer reviews that they have contractually banned their customers from writing reviews or imposed fines on consumers who bash them.California has told businesses to stop it. AB 2365--signed by Governor Brown yesterday, and the first law of its kind in the nation--says any contract provisions restricting consumer reviews are void, and simply including an anti-review clause in the contract can trigger penalties of $2,500.

 

[Brown_Pride]

this should be a federal law.

 

[88m3]

op probably is against this

 

[Meta Reign]

I personally don't think there's anything wrong with a business putting such provisions in their contracts.

 

[Brown_Pride]

I personally don't think there's anything wrong with a business putting such provisions in their contracts.

of course you don't

 

[DEAD7]

op probably is against this

 

[MidwestD]

 

[Meta Reign]

of course you don't

I should clarify. I do think its morally wrong, and I could never see myself doing that as a business owner, but legally I don't think it's any of the government's business.

 

[the cac mamba]

I should clarify. I do think its morally wrong, and I could never see myself doing that as a business owner, but legally I don't think it's any of the government's business.

consumer protection?

 

[Brown_Pride]

I should clarify. I do think its morally wrong, and I could never see myself doing that as a business owner, but legally I don't think it's any of the government's business.

why have laws at all then. Surely the market will correct all that is wrong in the world

 

[DonFrancisco]

Get rid of one of the few checks and balance in a free-market economy and complain about over regulation brehs

 

[Big Blue]

I should clarify. I do think its morally wrong, and I could never see myself doing that as a business owner, but legally I don't think it's any of the government's business.

Lack of information is a huge market inefficiency. It needs regulation like this

 

[Meta Reign]

why have laws at all then. Surely the market will correct all that is wrong in the world

The market would actually stomp this issue to the ground. Websites allowing anonymous reviews would spring up in a heartbeat (shyt they probably already exist idk).

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

consumer protection?

or free speech?

 

[88m3]

or free speech?

that's only relevant to conservatives under certain conditions, and this clearly isn't one of them.