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Yelp is open for business in DC

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — Online reviews site Yelp recently opened its newest East Coast office in the District at 575 Seventh St, NW, and it looks a lot like what you’d expect a Silicon Valley company’s space to look like.

San Francisco-based Yelp has pledged to create 500 jobs in the District over the next five years, and at least half of those new hires will be D.C. residents.

A number of existing Yelp employees relocated to the District, though the company did not provide an exact number, or how many people are currently working in the D.C. space.

Yelp has other locations in New York City, Chicago, London, Hamburg and Scottsdale, Arizona.

It said it chose Washington for its newest office space because of the city’s thriving technology community, talented workforce and proximity to other East Coast cities.

The 52,000-square-foot D.C. office in Terrell Place is next to Capital One Arena in Penn Quarter.

Yelp was founded in 2004 and said its review sites have more than 100 million unique visitors.

 

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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