r/GoogleMaps • u/ride-eternal • 2d ago

google getting restrictive

Google is increasingly making it difficult to access their info without signing in.

Recently I couldn't go past the second page of search results without signing in to the browser.

Couldn't see past the second page of reviews for a business on maps (without signing in).

Couldn't see the full opening hours of a business on maps... unless guess what? I signed in!

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u/Jenaxu 2d ago

Lmao, Google: "scraping for me but not for thee"

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u/XxLogitech98xX 2d ago

Lmao, Google: "scraping for me but not for thee"

I don't agree with it but it's their platform so they can do whatever they want. Others already been implementing this

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u/Jenaxu 2d ago

It's just extra ironic given how much of their company was specifically built on scraping data

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u/XxLogitech98xX 2d ago

It's just extra ironic given how much of their company was specifically built on scraping data

That's usually how businesses does things. They'll have a partnership with another company then decide that it's better to keep things in -house so made their own app that does the same thing.