Remove Negative Articles. Only Pay After It's Gone.

Not sure if your article qualifies?

We assess every case against Google actual removal criteria and give you an honest answer before any commitment.

Negative article removal, in most cases, means deindexing a URL from Google search index. The article continues to exist on the publisher website, but Google can no longer surface it in search results. Once deindexed, the article becomes unfindable through Google, which is where the overwhelming majority of people would ever encounter it. For most clients, this solves the problem entirely.

We submit a formal removal request directly to Google through Google official content removal process. Each request is built around the specific criteria Google uses to evaluate removal cases, including sensitive personal information, doxxing, non-consensual content, false information, and content on exploitative sites. We prepare full documentation to support the request and manage the process through to confirmation.

There are two realistic paths, and we pursue both where each applies. The first is removal at the source (negotiating with the publisher, requesting a correction or update, or, where a case genuinely warrants it, a legal demand). The second is de-indexing the URL from Google search, where the article meets Google published removal criteria such as sensitive personal information, doxxing, non-consensual content, demonstrably false information, or content on exploitative sites.

Honest caveat: a truthful, lawfully published article from a major outlet usually cannot be deleted, so in those cases the practical outcome is de-indexing or suppression rather than deletion, and a purely negative or embarrassing article that breaks none of Google rules will not qualify. We assess your specific URL against these criteria first and tell you which path is achievable before you commit to anything.

Both, depending on the article. We pursue removal at the source when it is realistic (publisher negotiation, corrections and updates when the facts have changed, and legal demands where a case warrants it), and we pursue de-indexing in Google search for URLs that meet Google removal criteria. The honest reality is that a truthful, lawfully published article from a major outlet often cannot be taken down at the source, and in that situation de-indexing where it qualifies, or suppression when it does not, is the durable outcome. Content that is simply negative or unflattering, with no policy or legal violation, does not qualify for either removal or de-indexing, and we will tell you that plainly in the free assessment.

It depends on the case. For most articles, the reliable path is de-indexing directly through Google removal systems, which does not require publisher cooperation, and Section 230 means asking a publisher to take accurate reporting down rarely works. Where a source-level fix is genuinely achievable (a correction, an update to a changed outcome, or a legal demand a case warrants), we pursue it too. We are honest about which lever fits your article before you commit.

Google will remove a URL from its index when content includes sensitive personal information such as government ID numbers or financial details, doxxing content, non-consensual intimate imagery, demonstrably false information that creates significant harm, or content hosted on sites that engage in exploitative removal practices. Google does not remove content simply because it is negative or embarrassing. Our assessment identifies whether your article qualifies under any of these criteria.

We tell you that clearly in the assessment, before any engagement begins. Reputation Resolutions does not take cases on a performance basis unless our assessment determines that removal is achievable. If the article does not qualify, we will be direct about that and can point you toward other services that may be appropriate for your situation.

It depends on what the article contains. Factual accuracy alone does not determine whether Google will remove something. An article that is technically accurate but exposes sensitive personal information, was published on an exploitative site, or contains elements that meet Google specific removal criteria may still qualify for removal. Our assessment looks at the full picture, not just whether the content is true or false.

News sites carry high domain authority, a measure of how much Google trusts a site based on its history and inbound link profile. This gives news articles a structural ranking advantage over most personal websites, LinkedIn profiles, and other content that would otherwise represent you. Negative content also generates more clicks than neutral content, which further signals relevance to Google algorithm. Without intervention, a single article can hold a top-three ranking for years.

Not automatically. AI tools train on and retrieve content from across the open web. An article that has been removed from Google search results may still be accessible to AI crawlers and can appear in AI-generated summaries about you or your company. Reputation Resolutions builds content strategies designed to influence what AI tools say about you, not just what appears in Google search results.

Republication is a real risk, which is why we identify every instance of an article across the web before making a recommendation, not just the primary source. If a removed article is later republished or mirrored elsewhere, we address it as part of the ongoing engagement.

Pricing depends on the case, the number of URLs involved, and the complexity of the supporting documentation required. The initial assessment is always free. On qualifying cases, payment is due after removal is confirmed. We do not charge for attempting removal. We charge for achieving it.

This is one of the most common things we hear. The ORM industry has a real problem with over-promising on article removal. Our approach is different in one specific way: we assess every case against Google actual removal criteria before you commit to anything, and if removal is not achievable, we tell you that upfront. We do not take cases on a performance basis unless we believe the outcome is achievable.

Yes, this is frequently part of the same campaign. Arrest records, mugshots, and court records appearing in Google results alongside negative articles compound the damage significantly. Reputation Resolutions handles these as related but distinct removal efforts.

Negative article removal requests typically process in 4 to 12 weeks once submitted, depending on the complexity of the case and Google review queue. We give honest timelines at the start, not the best-case scenario, and keep you updated throughout the process.

Yes. Reputation Resolutions operates entirely within Google policies and applicable law. We use legitimate formal removal requests through Google official channels. We do not use black-hat tactics, fake content, or anything that violates platform terms of service. Beyond being the right approach, it is also the only one that produces durable results.

You can contact the outlet directly (most have a corrections or editorial policy email) and request an update, anonymization, or unpublication. Be aware of how this usually goes: news organizations rarely unpublish accurate reporting, though many will update outcomes (charges dropped, case dismissed) or remove names under 'right to update' policies. That's why our specialty is the de-indexing path, which doesn't depend on the publisher's goodwill. If a publisher approach makes sense in your case, we'll say so honestly.

The Internet Archive accepts removal requests for pages that violated policies or where the site owner excludes crawling, and archive.today is far less responsive. The honest answer is that archived copies are harder to clear than live pages. The practical good news is that archives rarely rank in Google for your name, so once the live article is removed or de-indexed, the archive copy is effectively invisible to anyone who isn't specifically hunting for it.

A court order finding specific content defamatory or unlawful can be submitted through Google's legal removal process, and Google acts on valid orders by de-indexing the URLs. Getting that order means a defamation claim against the author or publisher, which is slower and costlier than the policy and de-indexing routes we run first, but it's a real, durable instrument for content that can't come down any other way. We coordinate with legal partners when a case genuinely warrants it.

Possibly. Google de-indexing only affects Google. Bing has its own removal processes (DuckDuckGo largely sources from Bing), and AI engines stop repeating an article once the source is removed or stops being indexed by the engines they read. Our cleanup covers the full surface: source removal where possible, de-indexing across engines, and AI-answer monitoring so the story doesn't live on somewhere you're not looking.