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apittsburghplumber.com last edited by

Has anyone had any luck with the Google webspam team getting spammy results taken down or changed? If so can you please tell me how you did it.
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MiriamEllis Subject Expert last edited by

Hey There!

Think you might enjoy reading:

http://blumenthals.com/blog/2014/03/18/google-maps-report-a-problem-does-it-work-for-local-spam/

Hope this helps!
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DennisSeymour last edited by

Oh, that's been a long time problem. I personally haven't seen much action even after reporting them over and over.

Simply a lot of spam on Maps. I certainly hope they improve the overly simplified reporting system soon.
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