How to Get a Negative Article Removed From Google
Try these in order. If none work, the article can still be pushed off page one.
- Fixed price before work starts
- No hourly billing
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Your options, in order
- 1Ask the publisher to remove, update, or anonymize it.
- 2Ask the publisher to block it from search (noindex).
- 3Once the page changes, ask Google to refresh it with its outdated content tool.
- 4Use a legal route if one applies: copyright, or a court order for defamation.
- 5Find the copies on other sites and repeat.
- 6If it stays, push it down.
What publishers often agree to
- Fixing a factual error
- Adding an update, such as a dismissed case
- Removing your home address or phone number
- Removing your name from an old story
What Google won't do
- Remove accurate news because you ask
- Remove an article without a policy or legal basis
Questions
Remove a Negative Article From Google: questions
Can a negative article be removed from Google?
Sometimes, if the publisher removes it or a legal, privacy, or search removal route applies. Otherwise it can be pushed down.
Will a publisher remove an accurate article?
Rarely. Many will add an update, fix an error, or remove personal details instead.
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