Comments on: Why Google won’t remove that page you don’t like

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:34:13 +0000

Why won’t Google delete old Usenet posts on request that are archived on their own servers?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:07:47 +0000

I completely disagree. Try being a research scientist and experiencing not getting hired at several children’s hospitals because they do a Google search as part of their routine security procedure, and you happen to have posted pro-illicit drug use material on Usenet more than 15 years ago while an undergrad in college before Google even existed–hell, before Dejanews’s archival service even existed.

You attempt to use Google Group’s removal service, but the URL leads to a 404 error, and you learn it has done so for at least the last 18 months. You contact Google support and get nothing but form letters back. How is this fair? I was supposed to know that Google was going to archive Usenet posts and append them to search results, including my professional web pages before Google, or the idea of Google, even existed?

By: JC

JC — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:44:57 +0000

I have found a link that libels someone but actually goes from google.com search to another search engine (www.junglekey.com). Junglekey seem to list out a whole lot of other sites on their website pages, then use google to get hits!

I contacted google and nothing happened about it. I thought this was against googles rules?

By: Leo

Leo — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:06:11 +0000

Despite the fact that Google does help with a lot of searches, it as well help criminals. This is why it should be illegal to index people’s names. At leas in Brasil, criminals are helped by Google to find victims. But then again, there’s no right and wrong in this world, there’s only strong and weak, and I am weak against Google and criminals.

By: Davit Home insulation

Davit Home insulation — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:07:36 +0000

I bet Matt Cutts will quickly change his tune if he ever gets targeted by trolls and cyber bullies who are free to harass people online.

By: tralivali

tralivali — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:57:22 +0000

@Vincent Winston
Well, i suppose this is what the clueless people think. Google is a search engine, not primary respondent. If the primary respondent removes the data, google will follow up in the near future crawl to remove the result or update it in accordance with the new content of the url in question

By: Daniel W

Daniel W — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:58:21 +0000

@ Vincent Winston

You are completely wrong to claim that Google are liable for the content of the search results, outdated or otherwise.

See – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230_of_the_Communications_Decency_Act

By: Don Carlson

Don Carlson — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:11:48 +0000

What about when someone deliberately manipulates search results for your name and places damaging claims about you so that they appear in either the first or second result? Also? HOW IS THAT FAIR TO THE VICTIM of such a prank?

The fact that Google does not offer a way to remedy this is irresponsible. If a wrong is committed, there should be a way to right that wrong. Failing to do so or even condoning the behavior by saying “well, it’s none of MY business…” simply encourages it to happen more.

By: Sonu Pandey

Sonu Pandey — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:55:46 +0000

Going to court and then contacting Google to remove page from web is a long term task. I think the best Idea is to find out the person whosoever has uploaded it and force him to modify or remove the page from Google and request for index update.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:51:58 +0000

i think everyone is not getting the picture if people think that google has to decide whether to keep or remove a page you want to get rid off, if it were the case the internet would be a mess with everyone wanting to remove a page google must have a army of staff only removing pages, and don’t forget the freedom of speech.