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Problem:A push from business owners forced two tech companies to modify an unprompted response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Andy McMillan, owner of a bar in Portland, Oregon where bars and restaurants were ordered to close down as part of efforts to slow the spread of the disease drew attention to the surprise effort between the business review outlet Yelp and online crowdfunding platform GoFundMe on Twitter on March 26 2020:Uhhh, what the fuck? Without my permission, or even notifying me, Yelp has created a GoFundMe fundraiser for my bar @suckerpunchpdx. pic.twitter.com/qqmn6IUSx5 Andy McMillan (@andymcmillan) March 26, 2020According to McMillan, the two sites automatically generated a fundraiser for his business without notifying him or even allowing him to deactivate it without a significant effort."I need to give GoFundMe a scan of my ID, and my [Employer Identification Number]," he wrote, adding "I haven't registered for an EIN yet" [in order to] claim the page before I can shut it down."McMillan, who also organizes the XOXO festival in Portland highlighting indepdendent technology and art, also wrote that despite saying they would not take a direct fee, GoFundMe set a default 15 percent "tip" on any donation, enabling that company to draw a fee:Here's what I see when I go to donate to the fundraiser for my favorite neighborhood Thai restaurant. pic.twitter.com/Hx1D0YMyg4 Andy McMillan (@andymcmillan) March 26, 2020According to the technology news site The Verge, the two websites' joint fundraiser was also criticized by Nick Kokonas, a restaurant magnate who owns popular eateries in Chicago and New York."If you want to report on the worst behavior in the industry here you go," Kokonas wrote on his own Twitter account. "This causes harm to our reputation, is done without consent, and is being done on a mass basis for their own benefit. Unbelievable. I don't need to deal with this in the middle of a crisis."In a statement, Yelp admitted to not notifying businesses prior to the creation of the various fundraisers:As such, we have paused the automatic rollout of this feature, and are working with GoFundMe to provide a seamless way for businesses to opt into the program moving forward, as we have received a great deal of interest and support for the program from both consumers and businesses alike.The restaurant news site Eater reported that Yelp has also pledged $25 million in "waived advertising fees and free services" to help independent bars and restaurants during the outbreak. Both Yelp and GoFundMe had already promised to distribute individual $500 matching grants for businesses engaging in their automated fundraisers, up to $1 million in total donations.
Solution:
Yelp and GoFundMe Created automated online fundraisers for various restaurants without notifiying their owners.