Although Google (GOOGL) passed its antitrust review with the Federal Trade Commission last year, local review service Yelp (YELP) may be raising a red flag.
In documents leaked to TechCrunch, Yelp seems to accuse Google of manipulating U.S. search results to favor Google+ over Yelp content.
The documents suggest that in some cases when people search a restaurant’s name, Google Places and other Google services are the top result, even when the user included “Yelp” in the search. The screenshots also show instances where Google+ gets better placement in the U.S. than in Europe, where currently Google is undergoing regulatory scrutiny.
