Google may have just proved how important consumers are to its ecosystem. In a bid to enhance the reliability and integrity of its platform, the company has announced new measures to combat fake ...

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James is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police, where he helped the team cover everything mobile technology and beyond. He works across news, features, reviews, buyer’s guides, and more. If ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Google Maps is deleting critical reviews of the Gulf of Mexico after President Donald Trump renamed it to the “Gulf of America,” ...

Google’s mapping service is now showing “Gulf of America” in the US, “Gulf of Mexico” for users in Mexico, and both of the names for everyone else in the world. After angry internet users left ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google Maps is using AI to remove scam content like fake reviews and illegitimate profile edits, taking down 240 million ...

I have slowly turned into that frustrating person who won't go somewhere before checking its reviews on Google Maps. However, I also get suspicious when the reviews are too good — there's no pleasing ...

Google is starting to take fake reviews procured by certain businesses seriously. A new feature will showcase a warning on Google Maps when a business listing has recently had fake reviews removed.

I refuse to check out a new place until I have thoroughly researched its reviews on Google Maps. However, I always find it suspicious when a place has an unusually high number of overwhelmingly ...

Google now places a notice or warning on some Google Business Profile listings within Google Maps when it thinks some of the reviews may be fake or fraudulent. We covered this notice when Google ...