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Google Maps Is Making It Easier to Spot Businesses With Fake Reviews


On top of deleting fake reviews, Google intends to label businesses that have posted fake reviews before.

In addition, all existing ratings will be unpublished, leaving the business review section completely blank. Google's latest attempt to combat fake reviews isn't technically a new policy, as Search Engine Roundtable notes. In 2021, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigated Google and Amazon for not doing enough to deal with fake reviews on their platforms.

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