Fake reviews or review gating

Signals you're hit by this

• Sudden spike in 5-star reviews from new accounts.
• Reviews filter known to detect coordinated activity.
• Receipt of a policy violation email.

Remediation

1. Stop the offending campaign immediately.
2. Audit and remove third-party tools that practise gating.
3. Appeal with a written remediation plan and documentation of the corrected process.

Other suspension reasons

• Keyword stuffing in the business name
• Address violation (service-area business)
• Ineligible business model
• Duplicate listing
• Shared office / virtual address
• Primary category mismatch