Google Maps can detect fake phone numbers in photos and remove them
Did you know Google can now detect if scammers are overlaying fake phone numbers in user-contributed photos within Google Maps and automatically detect and block those photos from displaying on business listings within the local search results?
Google has released some information on its efforts to combat fake content and reviews in Google Maps and local search. Here is some of the figures Google shared of those efforts, but was it enough?
Google Maps spam fighting. Here are some of the statistics Google shared on how it fought Google Maps spam in 2022:
- Blocked or removed over 115 million policy-violating reviews (20% more than last year)
- Blocked or removed over 200 million photos
- Blocked or removed over 7 million videos