Google has up to date its Google Maps contributor pointers to disallow “discouraging or prohibiting unfavourable evaluations, or selectively soliciting optimistic evaluations from prospects.”
This line was added to these pointers underneath misleading content material and faux engagement part. Right here is the brand new line that was added, “discouraging or prohibiting unfavourable evaluations, or selectively soliciting optimistic evaluations from prospects.”
The blue spotlight is what was added, click on to enlarge this screenshot:
I noticed this through Colan Nielsen on Twitter who wrote that he “acquired a notification that this web page was up to date. Probably not new data however value noting since Google is being extra express about it.”
Just a few weeks in the past, Google added to its pointers the place companies weren’t allowed to incentivize those that go away unfavourable evaluations to take away these evaluations.
So it appears Google is getting more durable with the evaluation pointers, actually powerful.
Discussion board dialogue at Twitter.
