News and article removal

Old news should not
run your search results

Publishers rarely unpublish lawful reporting. We focus on corrections, de-indexing where the law allows it, and ranking better pages above the article when removal is not possible.

  • Correction and update requests to the publisher
  • GDPR / right-to-be-forgotten de-indexing where it applies
  • Suppression with assets you actually control and approve
  • Honest split between “can come down” and “must be outranked”

Removal vs suppression

A newsroom will almost never delete a true article because it is inconvenient. They may correct errors, update headlines, or remove a name in limited cases. If the article stays, the workable path is usually to push it off page one with stronger, accurate pages.

Legal routes

In the EU, search engines can de-index certain URLs for personal-name searches. That does not delete the article and does not always apply to companies. We only file requests that have a real legal basis.

What you approve

Any replacement content — profiles, interviews, or owned pages — is shown to you before it goes live. We do not invent press mentions or attach your name to outlets that never covered you.

Questions we answer on the first call

Can you force a newspaper to delete an article?

Almost never, if the reporting was lawful. We can request corrections, updates, or de-indexing, and we can outrank the piece.

Does GDPR delete the article worldwide?

No. A successful de-indexing request typically affects search results in relevant jurisdictions, not the publisher’s own site.

How do you measure success?

By the URLs that rank for the target queries after 4–12 weeks, not by a vanity “reputation score”.