Google’s April 2023 reviews update was more volatile than the previous product reviews update, data providers say

This was the seventh reviews update and the first Google update that targeted more than just product reviews. Google changed the name of its “product reviews system” to “reviews system” and has altered the language in multiple parts of its guidance documentation around product reviews to now apply to all types of reviews. Semrush data showed that the April 2023 reviews update was more volatile than the previous reviews update, the February 2023 product reviews update. The April 2023 reviews update was more volatile than the previous reviews update, the February 2023 product reviews update. This is the seventh release of the formerly known as product reviews update, now the reviews update.