On massive spam (can't give enough feedback!)

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There are numerous reports in the Japanese media, Tiktok/X, etc. that there is currently a massive spamming of a certain island overseas, probably in Japanese.

It seems that the spamming is still ongoing, as it was too large to send feedback and report what appears to be the problem.

I don’t know if they are maliciously complicit or have been hijacked, but numerous local guide registrants are also posting word-of-mouth.

Is there any way to collectively report these to Google?
There are 74 spam locations that have been consulted or confirmed by me alone, and most of them have posted word-of-mouth.

tagged: @Ivi_Ge

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@KOBAYASHI_Jun

Thanks for reporting this.

For the Googles to do anything about this you will need to add some examples with Maps links.

Also please precisely mention where this is taking place. This includes adding maps links.

If possible also include information describing how the spammy information is added. Is it new pins or unwanted edits made? In photos?

Do they have anything in common that can help finding them? And what language is used?

Thanks

Morten

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Hi, @MortenCopenhagen

Thanks for the reply.

This problem seems to have been remedied about 11 hours ago.

We have shared the location and circumstances of the spamming with Google through other channels, but if you need information (such as PlaceID) to investigate the “LG users” who participated, please let us know and we will DM Googler.

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Great to hear, @KOBAYASHI_Jun

I have no needs and I’m not a Googler. I just tried to help you make the escalation successful.

For reference kindly share which other channel helped you out quickly over the weekend?

All the best

Morten

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