How To Report A Local Guide

Google Maps tips & tricks
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@GeorgesHR @NadyaPN @KlaudiyaG @MarinS @Ivi_Ge @MashaPS @JavieraAu @FelipePK

This is my first post and I hope i am posting this in the appropriate place.

I have noticed an ongoing trend of local guides posting and spamming business with irrelevant an inappropriate photos. I have seen several businesses with hundreds of photos of zoo animals, lakes, clowns, or photos of policecars,.There really should be a limit to how many photos a guide can post. There seems to be no limit to a photos a guide can post but there is a limitations on the process of flagging. Google should only allow trusted guides to post this many photos or perhaps review the photos before letting them be posted to a business. Inappropriate photos can really hurt a small business and the google places experience.

I have flagged the said photos however, after flagging so many photos google requires you to verify you are not a robot which really slows down the process when you are flagging over 50 inappropriate photos per business. I am trying to find the easiest way to flag a local guide that is spamming business rather than flag each and every photo. Even after the photos are flagged these spammers just do the same thing as soon as the photos are removed.

Any help would be appreciated. i’d like to report several local guides for spamming unrelated photos to multiple locations across the united states daily. Please private message and I will provide the guide’s profile links.

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Hi @local4 ,

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Posting here is fine. However, to tag a moderator, you’ll have to type “@” and then begin to type their username, then you’ll see a drop box with options and select the correct one. The way it is done here will not work. You just need to tag one and in this case, I’ll tag @FelipePK to follow up with you. Thanks :slight_smile:

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lol. Thank you Shirley. That explains why I havent received a response. Thank you for correcting me. :slight_smile:

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Hie @local4 ,

In addition to useful indication shared by @Shirley ; I want to say kindly tag a Google Moderator. For more how to report content on maps please refer to below link,

https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/How-to-identify-and-report-fraud-on-Google-Maps/ba-p/553272/page/10

Good Day

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Note that @local4 and I have been in contact via Private Message and the LG’s concerned reported internally.

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I see that @PaulPavlinovich managed to assist @local4 for reporting these LGs. Thank you Paul, @deepakjhic and @Shirley for the help. Do let us know if you need further assistance.

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