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Level 9

Photography Spam

Hello @Corrie

How can we solve the issue of photography spamming, where individuals post irrelevant images to locations on the map. I have flagged almost a thousand images in maps, but when I check later. Those images are still there. 

What is the best approach of dealing with these kind of spam. And how can we handle such a large number of individuals doing that almost on daily basis?

 

JonasK

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Googler

Re: Photography Spam

Hi @JonasKL. Here's our policy:

 

If you find a review or photo that you think violates our policies, you can use the 'flag as inappropriate' icon next to the contribution. A team of specialists will then check if it violates any of our policies (https://goo.gl/dsVNTC, https://goo.gl/G87xzJ) and will take appropriate action. The review sometimes takes time as the team is careful to only remove content that violate policy.

If you've found a specific Local Guide with activity you think violates Google Maps' policies or the Local Guides program rules, let us know here in Connect (but don't share that person's information publicly) by tagging a Google Moderator (https://goo.gl/8kKcCB) and we'll reach out to you via private message with instructions on how to share that information with the Local Guides team to share with the specialists for review. Please note that we'll never be able to share the specialists' decision as we respect everyone's privacy. I'll send you a private message now with instructions.




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Level 5

Re: Photography Spam

@TraciC, @LuisRG, @BellaWi, @GusMoreira, @HelloJess and @YanniY   I found a specific Local Guide with activity that violates Google Maps' policies AND/OR the Local Guides program rules

Level 4

Re: Photography Spam

@TraciC, @LuisRG, @BellaWi, @GusMoreira, @HelloJess and @YanniY   I found a Local Guide here in vienna that violates the Local Guides program rules

Googler

Re: Photography Spam

@eoooox and @VinkoV I've sent you a private message with further details. Thank you for not sharing any information publicly. 

 

@Alac Are you saying the links do not work? I'm not able to replicate but you can see the latest information about reporting content on Google Maps in this post.


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Googler

Re: Photography Spam

All: Please see this post which explains how you can report content on Google Maps.


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Level 7

Re: Photography Spam

@MashaPS , @IrrPavlova I need your help. I found a Local Guide here in Voronezh that violates the Local Guides program rules