Google Maps Hides Reviews Behind Login: How to Monitor Reviews in 2026
On September 30, 2026, Google Maps began requiring account login to read all reviews about a company and sort them. Let's analyze what is closed, what legal ways to obtain reviews remain (Business Profile API, Places API with a limit of 5 reviews, manual analysis), what risks are associated with collecting under a login, and where proxies really help: local results and stable IP for working accounts.