Google appears to be increasing the function the place they flip off the flexibility for some native listings, Google Enterprise Profiles, to permit posting critiques. We lined this earlier than throughout the UK and restricted launch, the place you’ll get a discover that claims “Posting critiques is turned off for this place.” However now it appears to be increasing to extra areas and companies.
Google first began this “function” to show off the flexibility for some native listings to just accept critiques in December 2023 (or in all probability even earlier). I consider it was simply obtainable in some areas, just like the UK. In 2024, Google posted a doc on this named shopper alerts that defined this extra.
Ben Fisher posted yesterday that it’s increasing, he wrote on X that he’s “Beginning to see the patron notices within the wild” and he’s based mostly within the US. Pleasure Hawkins mentioned that her colleague, Colan Nielsen additionally noticed one not too long ago within the US.
Listed below are some screenshots from Ben.
That is the discover while you attempt to submit on considered one of these listings:
It says:
Posting critiques is turned off for this place
Google has briefly turned off posting critiques resulting from a latest improve in suspicious high-rated critiques. The suspicious critiques had been eliminated and the score up to date.
Right here is the discover within the Google Enterprise Profile:
Suspicious high-rated critiques had been not too long ago faraway from this place
Ben mentioned that whereas this isn’t new, what’s new is that that is now rolling out. He mentioned, “New. Was examined earlier than.. however now it’s rolling out.”
New. Was examined earlier than.. however now it’s rolling out
— Ben Fisher (@TheSocialDude) June 24, 2025
Yeah that is the primary time I’ve seen it within the USA.
— Pleasure Hawkins (@JoyanneHawkins) June 25, 2025
Have you ever seen this within the US?
Right here is a type to attraction this if that is occurring to you.
Discussion board dialogue at X.
