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    Remove leaked content from Google Search

    Delisting hides a leak from search even when the host won't remove the page. Two paths: copyright and the faster non-consensual imagery removal.

    Pick the right form

    For your own paid/copyrighted content, use Google's copyright (DMCA) removal. If the content is intimate and was shared without your consent, use Google's dedicated removal for non-consensual explicit imagery — it's faster, global, and doesn't require proving copyright.

    Copyright (DMCA) removal

    • Go to Google's Legal Help → 'Remove content from Google' → Web Search → Copyright.
    • Choose 'I'm the copyright owner' and list each infringing URL (up to 1,000 per request).
    • Paste the good-faith + accuracy statements and sign electronically.

    Non-consensual imagery removal

    • Search Google Help for 'remove non-consensual explicit personal images'.
    • Complete the form with the URLs and a short description.
    • This removes the results globally, not just on your local Google domain.

    After delisting

    Delisting removes the search result, not the page itself — always pair it with a takedown to the host. Use Google's 'Refresh Outdated Content' tool to speed up cache removal once the page is gone.

    Automate all of this

    Skip the manual work — OpenDMCA detects leaks, files the notices, delists from search, and keeps them down.