There are no publicly known cases of Yelp terminating business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. Yelp received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Among other requirements, this indicates that Yelp vets suppliers according to their LGBTQ policies (1).

Yelp does not discriminate against faith-based charities in its corporate giving (1)(2).

Yelp does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Yelp is a member of the Business Coalition for the Equality Act and has signed the HRC’s Business Statement on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation (1)(2). Yelp signed an open letter opposing the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prevents teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools to kids in K-3rd grade (3). In 2015, Yelp’s CEO spoke out against a religious freedom bill in Indiana (4). In 2020, Yelp launched a user-submitted “Business Accused of Racist Behavior Alert” feature that enables users to flag establishments with accusations of racial motivation, which many conservative commentators have predicted will lead to subjective “cancellation” of non-woke businesses (5).

Yelp has not corporately donated to ideological organizations or causes hostile to freedom of expression (1)(2). However, Yelp has committed to funding employee travel to seek an abortion (3).

Yelp’s PAC has donated to ideological PACs such as the Equality PAC and the Fair Fight PAC, an ideological voting rights advocacy group (1)(2).