All My Google Reviews Got Deleted at Once...

Hey everyone, I recently noticed that all of my Google reviews on different businesses in Germany were deleted at once. I got an email from Google saying that my reviews were removed due to a “violation of content policies,” but I didn’t post anything offensive or fake.

One of the businesses I reviewed negatively (a restaurant) had really bad service, so I left an honest review. Now it’s completely gone, along with my other reviews for completely different places.

I’m wondering:
🔹 Has this happened to anyone else in Germany?
🔹 Do businesses use legal tactics to force Google to remove bad reviews?
🔹 Do they report them as defamation or use lawyers?
🔹 Can Google really delete ALL of a person's reviews at once, or is something shady happening?

I’m not sure if this is just a Google glitch or if businesses are using some special service to make bad reviews disappear. Any insight would be appreciated!