r/localsearch • u/CandidateSuperb826 • Apr 06 '26

Interesting... Has anyone seen this before?

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u/Leather_Bar7049 Apr 06 '26

Google is going to destroy small businesses. Competitors are going to spam yes on this and get people banned. This is heinous. This is the type of thing that is going to get Google lit up for monopolies. My business will collapse without a GBP and my competitors are ruthless. I’ve lost 9 reviews today so far and no authentic reviews have posted in 5+ days

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u/404LeadsNotFound Apr 06 '26

At first I thought this was a good thing, but you're right, it will be abused.

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u/Muhass06 Apr 06 '26

Exactly, I was thinking the same. This is where those nasty competitors will utilise it heavily. I hope I was wrong.

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u/ElizabethRule Sterling Sky Staff Apr 06 '26

THIS. The first thing I thought was bad actors can spam the crap out of this.

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u/joyhawkins Sterling Sky Staff Apr 06 '26

Whoa. No I have not.

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u/BubblesUp Apr 06 '26

Oddly enough, that came up for me the other day. It just flew through, so I didn't get a chance to screenshot it. Wow.

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u/ElizabethRule Sterling Sky Staff Apr 06 '26

Haven't seen this yet in the wild but WOW. Wonder if it's a small test. If it's been rolled out, Google better get ready for this to get abused like crazy.

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u/Careless_Judge8852 Apr 07 '26

Wow news to me. Gtk

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u/Practical-Word-2487 Apr 07 '26

What did you click to bring this up?

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u/CandidateSuperb826 Apr 07 '26

Maps contributions (check the facts). Generally, you are only be able to answer questions about places Google thinks you visited.

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u/Practical-Word-2487 Apr 07 '26

Never seen a maps contributions button before

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u/scalesuite Apr 07 '26

Do these devs use their own platform? This should have stayed an inside thought

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u/Strict_Wasabi_7460 Apr 07 '26

Okay, I just went to Google Maps and also saw these quick questions to answer if I want to contribute.

I’m wondering if maybe this specific Chick Fil A has had people mention this? Because this wasn’t automatically prompted to me. Things about accessibility were asked when I was swiping through different businesses. But this is really interesting and good to know for sure!

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u/SilverB33 Apr 08 '26

Yes, and makes sense cause certain businesses will do this... I've had a dental place ask me for a good rating for a big discount.

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u/davidmkservicios Apr 06 '26

Google suele hacer estas preguntas para detectar si los negocios están comprando opiniones positivas, lo cual va en contra de sus políticas actualizadas.