Google Clarifies Phone Numbers Are Not Allowed in Google My Business Posts

Google has finally added this to their guidelines.

In the help article on Google Posts policies, Google has added the following:

Phone stuffing
To avoid the risk of abuse, we do not allow your post content to include a phone number. You can make your phone number available on your Business Profile or website.

Instead, you can attach a “Call now” button to your post that uses your verified Business Profile phone number.