{"id":113720,"date":"2018-01-04T13:43:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T05:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/?p=13720"},"modified":"2021-05-11T05:51:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T05:51:12","slug":"google-my-business-negative-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/google-my-business-negative-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Google My Business No Longer Allows Former Employees To Post Negative Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Google-My-Business-No-Longer-Allows-Former-Employees-To-Post-Negative-Reviews\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Google has updated their review feature on Google My Business once more. This time, the update now prevents former employees from posting negative reviews about the companies that once employed them. The reason for this change is because of the new guidelines, which sees these kinds of reviews as conflict of interest.<\/p>\n

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This differs from the previous guidelines that Google had imposed before, which states that the only time that conflict of interest happens is when reviews are left by the company\u2019s current employees. Here is the current review policy<\/a> left by Google when it comes to conflicts of interest:<\/p>\n

\u201cConflict of interest:<\/strong> Reviews are most valuable when they are honest and unbiased. If you own or work at a place, please don\u2019t review your own business or employer. Don\u2019t offer or accept money, products, or services to write reviews for a business or to write negative reviews about a competitor. If you’re a business owner, don’t set up review stations or kiosks at your place of business just to ask for reviews written at your place of business.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the policy on Google Maps also reflected the changes through their updated policies<\/a> under restricted content:<\/p>\n

\u201cMaps user contributed content is most valuable when it is honest and unbiased. The following practices are not allowed:<\/em><\/p>\n