Google Maps is cracking down on fake business reviews

Google Maps is cracking down on fake business reviews

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…

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Google Maps will flag businesses with potentially fake reviews

I have slowly turned into that frustrating person who won’t go somewhere before checking its reviews on Google Maps. However, I also get suspicious when the reviews are too good — there’s no pleasing me, apparently — so I’m relieved to hear that Google is making it easier to spot fake ones. Google is now…