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All links for switching to Google Maps are missing from Google search results [duplicate]

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This question is about using Google (www.google.com)

This happens for all search queries, whether it's very obviously a place, or very obviously not a place, or anything in between. Sometimes the map (point 3 below) is clickable, sometimes not. However, links to Maps are always missing in places 1 and 2 without fail.

Example:

Query: [the pink house, christmas island]

Problem: The search results page includes no links that would switch to Google Maps.

Expectative Vs Result: See screenshot with annotations below.

  1. There would usually be a link in the filter/search term suggestion bar to Maps. There is a suggestion for map, however clicking this appends the word map to the search query and doesn't switch to Google Maps.
  2. Usually, the all filters dropdown would have a link to Google Maps as a fallback if what you're searching was not detected as a location. However, this is missing as well.
  3. Usually, the map preview used to be clickable, but for some reason it just isn't. Clicking this map does nothing.
  4. The address is clickable, however, not every search query will generate an address, so this is not always an option.

Experience in a private window

The weird thing is that this seems to only apply while I'm logged in to Google. If I open a private window, the links to Google Maps are indeed present as described in points 1-3.

What could be the reason for this weird behavior?

I play GeoGuessr and I use Google Maps/Street View a lot for research. I'm starting to worry that what I'm seeing is perhaps Google's attempt at soft throttling my usage of Maps because it thinks I'm overusing that service? However, I have not received any warnings about my usage of Google Maps.

P.S. I can still go to Google Maps and search directly from there, so there's that workaround.

Screenshot of example Google search with annotations


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