September 27, 2024

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Google Maps is cracking down on fake business reviews

Google Maps is cracking down on fake business reviews

Claudio Ctin2 mins

Businesses are trying to game Google Maps with fake reviews and Google has had enough. Google has started restricting profiles of businesses that are found to have hosted fake reviews. On its support website, Google laid out what exactly can happen to such businesses. Some of the possible punishments include, but are apparently not limited…

Google Maps is cracking down on fake reviews

Google Maps is cracking down on fake reviews

Claudio Ctin1 mins

If a place is caught using fake reviews, Google will temporarily limit its reviews entirely. | Image: The Verge Google Maps is reeling in business pages engaging in fake reviews, and highlighting such activity to its users. Google will now impose restrictions against business profiles that violate the search giant’s Fake Engagement policy, such as…