By tedstriker - 20 Mar 25 3:16 PM
After successfully applying to have links about me removed I have searched and noticed one news story has changed it's URL and so still appears after I applied and was approved. Anyone with any experience of this?
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By AB2014 - 20 Mar 25 3:26 PM
+xAfter successfully applying to have links about me removed I have searched and noticed one news story has changed it's URL and so still appears after I applied and was approved. Anyone with any experience of this?
Not directly, but as you already have a decision in your favour, you should be able to quote your reference and ask them to add the new URL.
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By Evan Davis - 20 Mar 25 3:26 PM
+xAfter successfully applying to have links about me removed I have searched and noticed one news story has changed it's URL and so still appears after I applied and was approved. Anyone with any experience of this?
I don't have experience specifically with this, but being somewhat of a techie, I can say that it's not completely uncommon for URLs to change slightly during software/website updates. So this may not be a "malicious" targetting of you as such, and in fact is rather unlikely to be such. Much more likely that it's a changed URL that's been relisted by the search engine as it didn't meet the exact URLs submitted in your request.
Submitting another RTBF request with the new link should be sufficient to have it delisted, although I appreciate will mean going through the semi-lengthy process again. I'd include any reference number or such you might have made a note of from the previous request too, just to potentially speed things up.
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By khafka - 21 Mar 25 5:21 AM
+xAfter successfully applying to have links about me removed I have searched and noticed one news story has changed it's URL and so still appears after I applied and was approved. Anyone with any experience of this?
I had a couple pop up every now and then but they're no hassle to get removed.
Just reply to the removal confirmation email from Google saying "I have found the following URL(s) that need to be removed" and then just paste the URLs.
They're fairly quick at getting back to you and you don't have to fill out the form or anything again. I've had a 100% success rate with this so out of about 5 or 6 links and they're gone within about 2 days of emailing.
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By tedstriker - 21 Mar 25 11:08 AM
Thanks. My concern was whether Google were back to notifying those whose links were removed and so they’d just changed the url to be awkward. This url didn’t appear at first and it’s only been a couple of days since my request. What I think is probably more likely is there were 2 urls for the story originally (the original page still exists) and Google had disregarded the new one. Once the irl had been removed the new one then appeared in search results.
I replied to the email with the new url and it was gone within an hour or two.
Its a bit of a crazy feeling putting your name into google and nothing appearing after 15 years of worry.
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By khafka - 21 Mar 25 11:18 AM
+xThanks. My concern was whether Google were back to notifying those whose links were removed and so they’d just changed the url to be awkward. This url didn’t appear at first and it’s only been a couple of days since my request. What I think is probably more likely is there were 2 urls for the story originally (the original page still exists) and Google had disregarded the new one. Once the irl had been removed the new one then appeared in search results. I replied to the email with the new url and it was gone within an hour or two.Its a bit of a crazy feeling putting your name into google and nothing appearing after 15 years of worry.
No problem! Happy it worked for you too! I just keep that email chain so there is a clear of removals being accepted for when I reply.
Thankfully I wasn't as long as yourself, I was only about 4 years I was showing up on Google. Gives a weird peace of mind now though.
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By tedstriker - 21 Mar 25 11:34 AM
Now to tackle Yahoo and Bing!
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By khafka - 24 Mar 25 7:43 AM
+xNow to tackle Yahoo and Bing!
Best of luck, mate! Let me know how you get on.
I still need to get back on them. I tried Bing after Google removed mine and they were being such difficult shitebags about it I gave up for a while. Weirdly half the Google results don't even show on Bing in the first place but still...
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By tedstriker - 29 Mar 25 8:32 AM
+xThanks. My concern was whether Google were back to notifying those whose links were removed and so they’d just changed the url to be awkward. This url didn’t appear at first and it’s only been a couple of days since my request. What I think is probably more likely is there were 2 urls for the story originally (the original page still exists) and Google had disregarded the new one. Once the irl had been removed the new one then appeared in search results. I replied to the email with the new url and it was gone within an hour or two.Its a bit of a crazy feeling putting your name into google and nothing appearing after 15 years of worry.
And now it's back again with a different URL. Guess I'm playing whack-a-mole for a while.
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By khafka - 11 Apr 25 3:29 PM
Right,
Just sent off my request to Bing to see if they can remove the links.
What I will state is I noticed a new website has cropped up and showing me in Google (I've requested them to remove it). I have also reported their domain URL to their host as they're openly admitting to running a public offender database which is against the law.
So if you've had stuff removed maybe take a quick check to see if you've popped up again.
It's 'Red Rose' that is doing it.
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By khafka - 23 Jan 24 2:26 PM
Hey folks,
I thought I'd document my second attempt at trying to get search results about me removed in the hopes it may help someone in the future and give a bit of a realistic overview of what actually happens.
So a quick recap of the offence as it may be relevant for some:- Indecent Images Offence
- 120hrs Community Resolution Order
- RSO Rehabilitation Program
- Subject to the notification requirements for 3 years
My 3 years on the registry was the final bit holding it all back from being spent (even though it seems that it would still class as being spent regardless) but either way, with that element no longer in the way it should give them even less to push back on.
I have applied in the past and have been removed due to the very vague "public interest" reason that nobody at Google can seem to define for me. ICO have also been completely useless and in the first instance actually caused more issues by accidentally giving my contact details to a vigilante group. But I digress...
As of today (23/01/2024) I have submitted a fresh request and referenced my previous request from ~4 years ago.
I submitted all the links I could find for up to 10 pages on Google (which I felt would be enough), which in the end result in around 10 links in total.
My main reasoning for the link removal was focused around the offence being spent, the rehabilitation of offenders act stating that I have a legal right to move on with my life as if this offence didn't happen (as suggested by NACRO). As well as the links just being generally no longer in the public interest and how I'm not a famous person of interest etc.
I will continue to update this post as and when updates happen.
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