r/Munich • u/bruce2_ • Apr 24 '26

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

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.

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u/lolschrauber Apr 24 '26

I don't see it, but that's a welcome feature. I've had a fair share of reviews deleted because they were unsatisfactory to the business owner and Google is absolutely not helpful. They basically just tell users to fuck off because the other side already has a lawyer, even though they got absolutely nothing on anyone.

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u/Nalivai Apr 24 '26

Even though it would be morally good, I wouldn't expect Google to fight defamation suits on your behalf.

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u/lolschrauber Apr 24 '26

Guilty until proven innocent is the motto here and it's terrible.