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<item><title>Review gating, the FTC rule, and what is actually illegal</title><link>https://reviewheroapp.com/blog/review-gating-ftc-rule</link><guid>https://reviewheroapp.com/blog/review-gating-ftc-rule</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The FTC's fake review rule does not ban review gating outright. Here is what it does prohibit, and why Google's rule is the one that bites first.</description></item>
<item><title>How Google's review policies actually work in 2026</title><link>https://reviewheroapp.com/blog/google-review-policy-2026</link><guid>https://reviewheroapp.com/blog/google-review-policy-2026</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Google removed 292 million policy-violating reviews in 2025. Here is what gets a single review pulled, and what gets the business itself penalised.</description></item>
<item><title>Getting your first 50 Google reviews, without breaking any rules</title><link>https://reviewheroapp.com/blog/first-50-google-reviews</link><guid>https://reviewheroapp.com/blog/first-50-google-reviews</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>83% of people who get asked leave a review. Here is a researched plan for your first 50, including what the timing evidence actually says.</description></item>
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