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My understanding is that BBB is basically a glorified Yelp. They don't have any actual powers.

You have it in reverse.

Yelp is a glorified BBB. Including the way they shake down businesses.

BBB has been around for over 100 years.

I think the point is people often think BBB is a government agency because of its name

Just like the Chamber of Commerce, another scam org.

Yelp is a lot more useful.

Yelp has a lot of actual power...