How do I report inappropriate posts on Connect?

Connect is a community forum for Local Guides from all over the world to start conversations, share their experiences, provide feedback, and more. We appreciate your help in keeping Connect a welcoming, respectful and helpful place.

If you discover a post that you think violates our Community guidelines, the Local Guides program rules or does not follow the original content guidelines, you can flag it to let us know. A Google Moderator will carefully review it.

To report a topic or a reply, click on the three dots in the bottom right corner of the post.

Then, click on the flag icon :triangular_flag_on_post:.

  • From the window that pops up, select the reason why you want to report the content: because it’s off-topic, inappropriate, spam, illegal, or something else.
  • If you select “It’s illegal” or “Something else,” add a brief explanation.
  • Finally, click “Submit the flag.”

Google Moderators will review all flagged posts to determine whether they violate any policies. If so, appropriate action will be taken to address the issue.

Your reports help us keep the forum a safe and enjoyable place for everyone. Thanks for looking out for our community!

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Hello @MoniDi

I have just flagged my first off topic post. This seems more interesting than the previous system of marķing a post spam. Thank you for the new and improved connect.

It will be interesting to see what will happen to that post. It’s a post about electricity etc.

Enjoying new and improved connect
Cheers

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Hello MoniDi,
I am interested in reporting a plagiarized review but Google Report Topics does not show at the 3 dots dropdown. I will appreciate it if you can help threporting process. Thanks.

Hello @Bernie122,

If you are referring to reviews on Google Maps, please feel free to check this Help Center article Add, edit, or delete Google Maps reviews & ratings

You can report a plagiarized review by clicking on the three dots in the right corner.

Hi MoniDi,
Thanks for the info, I appreciate your help.

Have a great day!
Bernie

Hello dear @MoniDi , Thank you for sharing these helpful tips to protect our community.