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The 'fixing up mistakes in the map' team is quite separate from the anti-spam team. Using volunteer reports for anti-spam doesn't work because the spammers pla
by pifm_guy 4y ago
The 'fixing up mistakes in the map' team is quite separate from the anti-spam team.
Using volunteer reports for anti-spam doesn't work because the spammers play a numbers game, and perhaps only 10% will be reported by a good citizen like you.
- troydavis 4y agoI guess I don't see them as mutually exclusive. I agree that relying on volunteer reports isn't sufficient, but from what we're looking at here, neither is relying on an anti-spam team/proactive detection. (Google Maps PMs, if you're reading this: feel free to contact me to hear my experience. There are some seemingly simple, low-false-positive ways to improve reporting of fake businesses and accounts.)