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Google (Recherche): legal removal request (defamation) for Google Search

Here is the official process on Google (Recherche), checked on 15 October 2026. Follow the steps in order.

Before you start

  • Note the date of the first publication: that is what counts for time limits, not the day you found it.
  • Take complete screenshots: page address, date, account name, full text.
  • Report the posts to the platform (harassment, hate speech, false information about a person).
  • If it continues or is serious, report it to the police. Helplines for your country are on our Urgent help page.

The steps

  1. Click "Create a request" and choose "Google Search".
  2. Choose the legal reason (for example defamation).
  3. Paste the exact URL of each page, not the home page.
  4. Explain precisely what is unlawful and why, then submit.
  5. Keep the confirmation email and its reference number.
Open the official page support.google.com (new tab)

You don’t need an account. Checked on 15 October 2026.

If it doesn’t work

An official form can go unanswered or be wrongly refused. That’s not the end: there are other doors, heavier but effective — the company hosting the site, the company managing its domain name, the laws of your country, the data protection authority. That’s exactly what we do for you, with your agreement.

  1. Reporting to the platform
  2. A written request to the site owner
  3. The domain name registrar
  4. The hosting company
  5. Search engines
  6. The authority or the courts
Get our help From €40, the rest only if removed

Same situation, other platforms

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This information helps you use your rights. It doesn’t replace advice from a lawyer.