Posting restrictions

Posting on a particular place may be turned off for a longer period of time if its category or geographic area has experienced a continuous pattern of low value or off-topic posts. Contributions are considered low value when they don’t typically play a large part in helping users decide whether to visit the place.

The following are characteristics of places where we may restrict UGC:

1. Generally unvisitable or have limited public access. These are places where people typically don’t have a choice about which location to go to, that aren’t open to the public or where access to the place may be limited to people who are stationed or assigned there. Examples include police stations and prisons.
2. Attracts ongoing, off-topic content. These places are frequently subject to unhelpful posts like harassment, hate speech or offensive content, rather than reviews or posts about users’ direct experiences at that location.