Removing content from Google's Indexes

[catherine-279388]

Hello Mozers

My client asked a very good question today.  I didn't know the answer, hence this question.  When you submit a 'Removing content for legal reasons report':

https://support.google.com/legal/contact/lr_legalother?product=websearch

will the person(s) owning the website containing this inflammatory content recieve any communication from Google?

My clients have already had the offending URL removed by a court order which was sent to the offending company.  However now the site has been relocated and the same content is glaring out at them (and their potential clients) with the title "Solicitors from Hell + Brand name" immediately under their SERPs entry.

**I'm going to follow the advice of the forum and try to get the url removed via Googles report system as well as the reargard action of increasing my clients SERPs entries via Social + Content. ** However, I need to be able to firmly tell my clients the implications of submitting a report.  They are worried that if they rock the boat this URL (with open access for reporting of complaints) will simply get more inflammatory)!  By rocking the boat, I mean, Google informing the owners of this "Solicitors from Hell" site that they have been reported for "hosting defamatory" content.  I'm hoping that Google wouldn't inform such a site, and that the only indicator would be an absence of visits.  Is this the case or am I being too optimistic?

[Andy.Drinkwater]

The only way I can imagine they may receive a report is through the notifications in Webmaster tools.

That said, I am not sure about this as I haven't had to go through this procedure, so have also Tweeted this out to my followers to see if anyone there knows.

[catherine-279388]

Thank you Andy - that is kind of you:)

[Andy.Drinkwater]

Here is one reply I have received Catherine.

"On the defamatory site. Google will remove the site url BUT, they will also inform the site owners that a complaint has been received about the defam content. However, the best way to get a result is through a solicitor (ironic) but if the remarks are truly defamatory, i.e. untrue, then the site can be asked to remove the content by court order."

Andy

[catherine-279388]

Thank you Andy and respondant!

That is really helpful information.  I'm grateful for you following through!

Kind RegardsCatherine

[Andy.Drinkwater]

You're very welcome Catherine

-Andy