My own reviews being hidden

[Brian - TGL]

A question for anyone that regularly leaves reviews as a Local Guide . . . I have been contributing to Maps for close to 15 years (100's of reviews & 1,000's of photos). I am noticing in the last couple of years that my reviews are being hidden.

I first noticed through a 3rd party tool I use to manage my customers and noticed that my own review of the business (from when I was a customer, before I was managing their GBP, and not with the same Google account) showed up in the deleted reviews section.

I leave reviews wherever I travel in North America and put genuine time and effort, and usually photos, into almost every one.

Any thoughts on where to look into it more?

 

[ElizabethRule]

You can use this form and Google will investigate your account for contributions not visible on Google Maps.

 

[JS Girard]

Half the time, an edit, however minor to a hidden review will cause it to pop back in. Mind you it means it will then be the most recent one... This trick is popular with some spammers.

 

[Brian - TGL]

Half the time, an edit, however minor to a hidden review will cause it to pop back in. Mind you it means it will then be the most recent one... This trick is popular with some spammers.

Yes, several of my reviews that I put a lot of time and effort into, I did that to get them visible again, but they end up being hidden again.