Google 'bug' buries competitors Yelp and TripAdvisor

The search firm is fixing the issues which led to rivals being hidden in the results, it says

Google has claimed that a change to its search rankings that pushed rivals TripAdvisor and Yelp far down the search results is due to a bug, which it is working to fix.

Over the weekend, executives from the two companies complained on Twitter that a search for locations prioritised Google's own local search - even when the query explicitly mentioned a rival company.