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Notes from the desk on search, removals, crises and AI answers. Written by the people who do the work, for people who might need it one day.
Suppress Negative News: Every Layer of the Results
How to suppress negative news in search: the four layers a story occupies, which ones your pages can move, and which only time and honest coverage change.
Suppress Reddit Threads: What Moves and What Stays
How to suppress Reddit threads and forum results: find which layer holds the thread, what your own pages can move, what stays, and what to avoid.
Suppression vs removal: which route fits a result
Suppression vs removal explained: what each route changes, what stays online, and how to choose one for a result about you, or run both.
Take It Down Act: What It Means If Your Image Is Posted
The Take It Down Act explained for victims: the 48-hour removal duty, what a valid request contains, the criminal offenses, and where the law stops.
Thought leadership reputation: what it does to search
Thought leadership reputation in search: how what you publish becomes results about your name, which formats help, and how to avoid claims that backfire.
Remove a Tripadvisor review: what qualifies and how
How to remove a Tripadvisor review: test it against the posting guidelines, build the evidence, report it, and know what Tripadvisor penalizes.
Remove a Trustpilot review: flag, evidence, appeal
How to remove a Trustpilot review: match it to a flag reason, file the evidence, use the two-step appeal, and know what Trustpilot will not take down.
Find Who Posted Anonymous Defamation: The Court Route
Find who posted anonymous defamation the lawful way: Doe subpoena tests, what platforms disclose, UK Norwich Pharmacal orders, risks and when to stop.
Refresh content to outrank negative results
Refresh content to outrank negative results: audit pages you own, make real updates, handle dates and titles, and know what no refresh can promise.
Control YouTube and image results for your name
How to control YouTube and image results for your name: audit the tabs, make your own photos and videos eligible, and know what you cannot move.
Viral Video of Me: What to Do, in the Right Order
A viral video of me: what to do first. Save proof, sort the clip, report it under the right rule, avoid feeding it, and know when to call a lawyer.
What Data Brokers Know About You: A Plain Map
What data brokers know about you: the layers in a typical file, where each comes from, who buys it, which parts are guesses and how to ask to see your own.