April 2023 Reviews Update Is Officially Over
Google's Reviews System update has finished rolling out.
The official guidance on Google’s reviews system algorithm states:
“The reviews system is designed to evaluate articles, blog posts, pages or similar first-party standalone content written with the purpose of providing a recommendation, giving an opinion, or providing analysis.
It does not evaluate third-party reviews, such as those posted by users in the reviews section of a product or services page.”
