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Hard to overstate how enshittified and botshitted Google Maps has become. Went looking for my local locksmith on Gmaps. Maps shows 20+ fake locksmith referral scam outlets and doesn't even register the real locksmith, despite it being fully visible in Street View. Instead, a red pin on the shop identifies it as a fake locksmith scammer. The real locksmith - which has been there SINCE 1942 (!!) and is a verified merchant - doesn't even show up.
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Uneven Clownfish I just had similar fun finding a local plumber. Many fake addresses until Infound one where street view shows an actual plumbing company. Weirdly the actually local one I found doesn't advertise online, has a broken website and mostly deals with bigger clients. But they came and fixed my kitchen sink anyway, and promise to send me an invoice for the quoted amount eventually.
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