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Google has been atrocious all across Europe ever since Covid. They used to have (maybe still do?) this local guide thingy, but this empathetic contribution does
by kaba0 2y ago
Google has been atrocious all across Europe ever since Covid. They used to have (maybe still do?) this local guide thingy, but this empathetic contribution doesn’t feel good for a for profit company.
- michaelt 2y agoAt one point Google developed a spam problem with map contributions, IIRC. Some assholes worked out it was pretty profitable to (for example) create a '24 hour emergency locksmith' pins all over the country, with no real physical presence, then pass the business on to a real locksmith a few towns over, while taking a cut. Once people find it's profitable to provide fake user contributions and you have to start policing them, I imagine the value of user contributions drops significantly...