Wiremo incident

Why Buying Google Reviews Gets Businesses Fined, Penalized, And Removed From Google Maps

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Wiremo experienced a minor incident on April 1, 2026, lasting 92d 11h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Apr 01, 2026, 08:00 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 02, 2026, 07:38 PM UTC
Duration
92d 11h
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 01, 2026, 08:00 AM UTC

Update timeline

  1. monitoring Apr 01, 2026, 08:00 AM UTC

    Buying Google reviews is a federal violation under FTC rules, with civil penalties reaching $51,744 per fake review since October 2024. Google removed over 170 million fake reviews in 2023 alone, and its detection systems now flag accounts before a review ever goes live. If your business is considering it because competitors appear to have […]