Google Maps reviews continue to improve thanks to AI tools, removing over 240 million fake reviews in 2024. Google is actively blocking fake business profiles, removing harmful content from photos, ...

Google on Thursday said it's rolling out a dedicated form to allow businesses listed on Google Maps to report extortion ...

Google is crediting its AI advancement, such as Gemini, to help detect and remove fake reviews and listings within Google Maps. “AI has been a pivotal tool in helping us stop scammers in their tracks, ...

“No one answered the phone. Sure, it was after business hours, but that’s still no excuse! One star!” Ever received a review like this on your Google Business Profile – a review so unreasonable that ...

Google has tacitly admitted to removing negative reviews after changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps. The company has also turned off the ability to suggest ...

As tensions flare over war in Gaza, local businesses have felt the sting of bad reviews motivated by politics rather than purchases. Online, people who have never visited an establishment or bought ...

Google Maps has released a new set of rules that punish businesses for creating and posting false positive reviews of themselves or offering incentives to others to give the business rave reviews. Not ...