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How to Leave an Anonymous Review on Google

Isaiah RendorioProduct Marketing Manager, Campaigns

Is it possible to leave an anonymous Google Review? The short answer is no. We explain why in this article.

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Nov 9, 2022

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As a business owner, you likely already know the importance of reviews. But you likely also have a few questions about reviews—how to leave them, how to delete them, how to respond to them, etc. One question we hear often is: Is it possible to leave an anonymous Google review and if so, how is it done? The short answer is that you can’t. Google has not allowed anonymous reviews since 2018.

There’s a very logical explanation as to why Google has disabled anonymous reviews, and that is: To protect businesses. If anonymous reviews were allowed, nothing would stop an unscrupulous business from leaving fake negative reviews of its competitors or asking friends to do so.