Coverage dated September 27, 2023 to September 28, 2023
Yelp and Texas AG file competing suits over disclaimers on crisis pregnancy centers
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One of the most popular review platforms in the U.S. sued Texas and its attorney general for threatening legal action over the company’s abortion disclaimers on crisis pregnancy centers. Texas filed suit the next day.
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Yelp preemptively filed a suit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in an effort to protect its practices of noting that crisis pregnancy centers do not provide abortions.
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Yelp is suing Texas to ensure it can continue to tell users that crisis pregnancy centers listed on its site do not provide abortions or abortion referrals, opening a new front in the fight between states and the tech industry over abortion restrictions.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday against Yelp, accusing the crowdsourcing review platform of misleading users about pregnancy resource centers in light of its CEO’s pro-choice advocacy.
“Yelp cannot mislead and deceive the public simply because the company disagrees with our state’s abortion laws," said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
One of the most popular review platforms in the U.S. sued Texas and its attorney general for threatening legal action over the company’s abortion disclaimers on crisis pregnancy centers. Texas filed suit the next day.
