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Google Now Alerts Businesses to Sudden Spikes in Spam Reviews

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Google is now notifying business owners when its systems detect and remove a sudden spike in spam reviews from their Business Profile.

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Google has begun sending email alerts to Business Profile owners when its spam detection systems identify and remove a spike in spam reviews affecting their listing. The notification—titled "Protecting your Business Profile from spam reviews"—informs businesses that Google has automatically removed the flagged reviews to prevent them from impacting the profile's rating, adding a layer of transparency to Google's ongoing effort to maintain review integrity in local search results.

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