Blogger (blogspot) is a free hosted blog publishing platform that allows user to post content to personal blogs online. The company was founded in 1999 and acquired by Google in 2003. Because of its popularity, blogs hosted on blogspot tend to rank highly in search engines, especially if they include specific keywords like an individual’s name. Blogspot blogs can be created in 5 minutes and offer an easy way for bloggers to put content online fast. On some occasions however, individuals seek to misuse Blogspot to post negative, false, copyrighted, or defamatory information on the Internet. If this has happened to you, here are several ways to Remove Blogger.com articles.
Remove Blogger Posts due to copyright infringement.
Google controls a prodigious amount of Internet real estate, so copyright violations are not an uncommon experience. Therefore, Google has very well defined adherence policies for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If content on Blogger, or any other Google platform is in violation of copyright laws, one can send a completed copyright infringement notification to remove the offending bloggspot post. There is also a removal request tool that simplifies the process of notifying Google about legal violations on Blogger or any other Google property.
Remove Blogger.com articles due to Terms of Service Violations.
Blogger has a well defined content policy that expressly prohibits specific content within Blogger.com. Specifically, the following categories are forbidden:
- Hate Speech
- Crude Context
- Violence
- Harassment
- Personal or Confidential Information
- Impersonation
- Illegal Activity
- Regulated Goods and Services
- Spam
If you wish to remove a blogspot post that is in violation of Blogger.com’s content guidelines, there is an easy interface to report inappropriate content.
Remove Blogspot Articles due to defamation of character or other dissemination of illegal content.
Unfortunately, it is somewhat common for an individual to take to the Internet in an attempt to destroy someone’s reputation by spreading false, defamatory content online. Occasionally these malicious individuals utilize platforms like blogger.com. Blogger is protected under the Communication Decency Act section 230(c) which states that website owners are not legally responsible for content authored by third parties. Blogger does provide resources for reporting sites and users who misuse the platform, but if these measures fail you may need to consult an expert or online defamation attorney to remove blogger.com posts. To learn more about how Reputation Resolutions has helped individuals remove blogspot articles, call us today at (855)239-5322 or fill out the form below and one of our online reputation specialists will be in touch with you shortly.