Google Local Business Photos Lead To Blank Images On Desktop Search

Nov 23, 2021 • 7:11 am | comments (1) by | Filed Under Google Maps
 

Google Blank

If you go to Google Search on desktop and type in some local businesses, then click on the first photo in the local knowledge panel - Google will load a black or blank photo. It is some sort of weird bug that I've seen happen since this past Saturday night on all businesses that I've tried it on.

Here is a GIF of this happening for my business but I was able to replicate it for other businesses like Walmart and many others:

Google Local Map Black Photo

I am able to replicate this in Chrome on a Mac right now. Nicolai Helling also spotted this and posted about it on Twitter:

I am not sure if Google is aware of the bug but I am sure now they are.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

Update: Google is aware:

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