I found this great youtube channel that roots out fake reviews on Google and elsewhere, and the analysis of the various results of this outrageous business of inauthentic engagement on the internet of fakes, is well presented.
More Google Review Extortion – Fake Review Watch Jun 29, 2025
“More Google Review Extortion” because this channel has multiple examples of evidence of extortion operations using google reviews. Penalties were supposed to be coming, but they didn’t materialize even months later, and are unlikely to with the current administration that seems to endorse fake scammy operations run by crooks.