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GrubHub Fined $25M For Deceiving Users And Workers

Axios reports: Grubhub will pay a $25 million settlement after an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission alleged deceptive and unlawful business practices. The settlement will require the company to make major changes and is a part of the FTC’s ongoing targeting of junk fees. The complaint alleges that Grubhub deceived users about delivery costs, deceived workers about how much …

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Grubhub Under Fire For Making 34,000 “Copycat” Sites That Masquerade As Homepages For Restaurants

The New York Post reports: Grubhub has created thousands of Web sites that masquerade as the sites of restaurants — a practice that can jack up prices for hungry customers, The Post has learned. The online food-ordering giant, which also owns Seamless and Menupages, has scooped up more than 34,000 URLs since 2010 with names that are similar to restaurants’ …

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