Two months ago, Google emailed users who manage Business Profiles for schools warning that reviews would be removed and completely disabled by April 30, 2025.

www.seroundtable.com/google-drops...

There was a delay but it has now rolled out in North America.

If you've had fake reviews removed from your Business Profile and now see them returning—sometimes several years later—Google just acknowledged that this is a bug.

support.google.com/business/thr...

Google no longer shows reviews on the Business Profiles of some types of schools in the UK.

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Google has overhauled the process for requesting ownership of a service area business.

OLD process:
1.) Create a service area profile identical to the one you wanted to claim
2.) Verify it
3.) Wait for an "owner conflict" dialogue to appear with a "Request access" button

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support.google.com/maps/contact...
This new form is interesting. I’m curious to see what happens when a business is reported for having pressured a customer to leave a review.

A significant change to Google's Business Profile Guidelines!

Businesses selling products/services with minimum age requirements (e.g. alcohol, cannabis) MUST have a storefront.

No more restricted product SABs.

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