We have been masking most of the Google Maps modifications, many associated to what searchers see in Europe associated to the required DMA modifications Google has to make. However searchers are complaining about a number of of those modifications within the Google boards.
There was many complaints within the Google boards about not having the ability to see and click on on the map within the Google search outcomes to entry instructions or extra particulars. Properly, within the EU areas, clicking on the map has been disabled and the map hyperlink within the Google search bar has additionally been eliminated. Why? Properly, European legislation associated to the DMA modifications required Google to take away it.
Right here is one in every of many threads the place a prime contributor compiled a few of the complaints and wrote:
There are a selection of consumer experiences of being unable to entry Google Maps from the desktop Google Search outcomes web page.
This situation is being investigated by the Google Search group.
As up to date info turns into out there, will probably be posted on this thread.
Properly, it was not a bug however relatively a function, as I defined above.
Ashwarya from Google posted in that Google Web Search Help thread saying “With the intention to adjust to the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), we made modifications to Google Search in European Financial Space (EEA). Maps that will seem in Search outcomes don’t hyperlink to Google Maps (instance 1). The Maps hyperlink on the prime of the Search web page that hyperlinks to Google Maps has been eliminated (instance 2). Google printed a weblog about compliance with the DMA. Here is the hyperlink to the weblog if you would like to learn more.”
Right here is instance 1 that exhibits that the map won’t be clickable however solely expandable, clicking on the map doesn’t take you anyplace:
Right here is instance 2 that exhibits how Google eliminated the “map” hyperlink from the search bar:
Once more, that is within the EU areas.
Discussion board dialogue at Google Web Search Help.
