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So Amazon do nothing when this is reported to them. I reported an eBay listing recently, they did nothing. I reported a spam youtube comment, nothing. Google scam ads investigated by the BBC - nothing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56886957 .

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I've tried fixing inaccuracies in Google maps. The pin for my address is halfway up the road when in reality it's on the corner this is in a decent sized town not the middle of bumfuck nowhere so I assumed it would have been accepted but multiple attempts over the years since I've moved in have been fruitless.

It's not a massive problem as anyone I know I can just direct but no amount of shipping notes seem to help couriers or delivery drivers.

I had the same issue around 2018. Google Maps would show my address on a street a couple of blocks away. Mine was the only address on the street with this issue. This is in a suburban development where the houses are right next to each other. I reported it to Google and about an hour later it was corrected.

I think the main problem is the scale of these services. I'm guessing Amazon and Google receive thousands of reports every day.

Hundreds of thousands if not millions.

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