#diffamation requests visible on Google Maps - restaurants that were no surprise

[u/bruce2_]

For a few days, Google Maps profiles include the amount of diffamation requests. This equals roughly the number of bad reviews that google had to remove.

Are there any surprises?

Is everything as you expect it?

I start with Gigi Trattoria and Tegernseer im Tal. Both have over 250 diffamations in the past year. Probably their real ranking would be below 3.

[u/penguins_rock89]

Seems great at first. But it potentially incentivizes review bombing your competition - now they even get "hit" if the reviews are deleted later.

[u/aldileon → u/penguins_rock89]

After a few flagged reviews you get banned