Over 170 million fake reviews were removed from Maps and Search thanks to Google's new algorithm

bonnetbee , 4 months ago

I opened a google account and wrote two genuine reviews. Both were rejected automatically. I pressed a button to let them check again, they were again rejected.

I deleted my account again and remembered why I deleted my first account a few years ago. Google sucks, they can't controll their own algorythms, they are a faceless mega corp that harvests data like crazy. Everyones life would be better, if google vanished from the face of earth right now.

GilgameshCatBeard , 4 months ago

Do Amazon next!

J12 , 4 months ago

Just checked to see if a local pizzeria still has their fake reviews & yep, Marco Polo pizza in Myrtle beach still has fake reviews coming in. Even a few people calling them out. That’s one of the scummiest businesses in the area.

FatAdama , 4 months ago

They certainly know how to find them, am I right (nudges J12)?

ininewcrow , 4 months ago

lol .... it's very easy to identify the fake reviews when you were the one that allowed them in the first place

andrew , 4 months ago

Okay cool. Now publish that stat on the businesses so I can see which ones are cool with lying to potential customers and avoid them.

Hule , 4 months ago

Nooo, data protection yada-yada..

business partners' trust yada-yada..

ambiguity of responsability yada-yada..

No.

andrew , 4 months ago

Seems like an easy response. Fake reviews are fraud and against the TOC. But then again you could fake reviews for a competitor and tank their rating.

Goodhart's law is a pain.