For over a decade, I contributed photos, reviews, videos, and fact checks to Google Maps—over 45,000 total contributions and nearly 100 million photo views.
I hit Level 10 in the Local Guides program, the highest tier. Then one day:
- My badge disappeared
- Uploads froze at “pending”
- View count completely stopped
- I was banned from the support forums
- When I tried to rejoin, I got: “You’re not eligible to become a Local Guide.”
No warning. No email. No explanation. And no appeal system.
They literally erased a decade of work and community contributions like it was nothing. Meanwhile, there’s still no way to even speak to a human.
Here’s the thread I started on X with screenshots and full context:
