seeing those emails about reviews being temporarily paused is such a headache. apparently google detected some spike in spam and just shut everything down to protect the rating. it's super frustrating because i've got a cafe client who's been working so hard to get new feedback this week. if they're pulling all new ratings and user contributions, we're basically flying blind for a bit. i hate when they use that line about
mitigating risk without actually saying how long the pause lasts. it's always vague and leaves you guessing. i was just checking on a plumber's profile after a bad week and now everything is just frozen. really makes you wonder if their spam filters are just broken lately. honestly,it's such a mess for anyone trying to maintain steady growth. hope it doesn't stay stuck like this for weeks.
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https://localsearchforum.com/threads/google-temporarily-pausing-reviews-email.63416/