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Removal routes, opt-out forms, and the search and AI work that sits behind them. Each one names the site, what it actually asks for, and where it stops working. Nothing here is gated and nothing asks for your email. We keep them current because we use them, and if you would rather not do it yourself, that is what the services are for.

Court record removal: what actually comes down

You searched your name, found your case on a site you'd never heard of, sent the removal request, and it worked. Then you searched again and the case was still there, this time on Justia and UniCourt. One court case becomes a page on every site that reads the same public feed, and there are at least eight of those sites. Each one is a separate request with its own rules.

Personal information removal: a dozen sites, a dozen forms, and they repost

You found your home address on a site you'd never heard of, filed the opt-out, and it came down. Then you searched again and it was sitting on four more. These sites all build from the same public records and the same third-party suppliers, so one address becomes a dozen listings, each with its own form, its own proof rules and its own way of failing quietly. Here's the order to work them in.

Content removal: who published it decides what comes down

You found five pages carrying the same story and you're about to send five copies of the same letter. Every one of those sites decides for itself what comes down, and the five policies have nothing in common. A mugshot site takes a court order. A news desk takes a correction. A federal press office takes neither. Sort the list by who published each page before you write anything, because that's what decides your route.

Search and AI visibility: what you actually control

You searched your name in Google, then asked ChatGPT the same question and got a different answer citing somebody else. Ranking in a list of links and being quoted in a generated answer are two separate jobs, decided by different crawlers and diagnosed in different places. Nothing on the AI side takes a submission, so the work is access first, then a page worth quoting. Here's the order.

Reputation management: four problems on one page

You searched your name and found a broker listing, a news story nobody is taking down, an old job title Google still shows, and nothing you own. That's four separate problems on one page of results, and each one answers to a different request. Most people work whichever one scared them first, which is why the page never really changes. Here's how to sort them, and the order that makes the work hold.

Making a podcast findable: the free afternoon, then the catalog

Your show is findable in the apps and nowhere else. Apple and Spotify each run their own search, and neither one reaches the open web, so the guest you had on last spring gets searched by name every day and your episode isn't what comes back. There's an afternoon of free platform work, and then there's the catalog. These guides run in that order, and this page says which one is yours.

Remove your record from DocketBird

DocketBird takes your case down free and immediately, but its request page is unlinked. The exact URL, the card name-match, and the mail-in route.

How to remove your record from CourtListener

One free contact-form request gets your CourtListener page blocked from search engines. What to paste in, which URL to send, what deletion takes.

How to remove your record from UniCourt

UniCourt's redaction request is free but narrow. Who can file it, the four factors it weighs, the document to upload, and the 30-day wait.

How to remove your record from CaseMine

CaseMine has no removal form. The one email to send, the exact URL it needs, and the family-law rule that refuses most requests.

How to remove your record from PacerMonitor

PacerMonitor publishes no removal policy. The one email address, what belongs in it, and the Rule 5.2 motion that does the real work.

How to remove your record from Justia

Justia's four-field form is meant to block a URL from search, not delete it. What to paste in it, where to send it, and how to check the block held.

How to remove your record from Trellis

Trellis redacts your name from a public docket for free, no court order needed. Where the request starts, what to attach, and what it won't fix.

How to remove court records from Google

Start with the sites holding your case, not Google. The four free forms, the order to send them in, and what each one really does.

How to remove bankruptcy records from Google

A bankruptcy petition puts your street address online too. The free de-index request at each republisher, what UniCourt needs, and the 60-day wait.

How to remove eviction records from Google and tenant screening reports

Pull your tenant screening file, dispute it in writing with each company, and check whether your state seals the eviction case at all.

How to remove DUI records from Google

Get the certified court order, then work the mugshot page, the screening companies, and Google. What each one takes off a DUI, and what it won't.

Remove small claims records from Google

Check your court deadline first, then file with UniCourt, Trellis and judyrecords: the exact forms, what to attach, and what each one takes down.

How to remove arrest records from Google

The certified order to send, the free Mugshots.com request, and the one Google condition that gets most arrest removals denied.

How to remove divorce records from Google

Two free redaction forms, no court order and no fee, are the first move. Then the court file, then Google. What comes off, and what never does.

Why your expunged record is still showing online

Your order binds the clerk, not the websites. Which free request each site takes, what proof goes with it, and the point where none of it works.

Reputation management after an arrest

Work an arrest record in order: the certified court order first, then the publisher, your state statute, Google, and every screener.

How to use Google's removal tools on a court record

Google has no removal category for a court record. Which forms move one anyway, what to send with each, and what stays live after Google says yes.

How to remove your record from vLex and Fastcase

Mail contentremovals@clio.com for a vLex or Fastcase case page, use the Docket Alarm form for dockets, and expect a refusal on a published opinion.

How to remove your info from Intelius

One Intelius opt-out also clears TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate and US Search. The steps, and the verification loop that stops it.

How to remove your info from TruePeopleSearch

TruePeopleSearch says opt-outs need no verification, but one in three gets denied. The form, the phone route, and why your listing comes back.

How to remove your info from BeenVerified

BeenVerified hides your listing, it doesn't delete it. The real opt-out URL, the email route when the form won't load, and the eight sister sites.

How to remove your info from FastPeopleSearch

FastPeopleSearch asks for a name and an email, no ID. The emailed link dies at 24 hours, and the cookie opt-out is a second, separate step.

How to remove yourself from Spokeo: one listing at a time, and it comes back

Spokeo's opt-out takes a profile URL and an email, one listing at a time. The form, the confirmation-email gate, and the site it doesn't cover.

How to remove your listing from Radaris: one record at a time, People Search only

Radaris blocks one record per opt-out, deletes nothing, and covers People Search only. The real form URL, the confirmation step, and what comes back.

How to remove your info from PeopleFinders

PeopleFinders emails you the real removal form and that link dies in 24 hours. The two-stage opt-out in order, and the failure that leaves it up.

How to remove your info from Instant Checkmate

Instant Checkmate's free suppression tool also covers TruthFinder, Intelius and USSearch. The steps, and the verification that strands people.

How to remove your info from TruthFinder: the form moved, and one request covers four sites

TruthFinder's opt-out moved to PeopleConnect's Suppression Center. One free request covers four sites. The steps, and what quietly undoes it.

How to make your home address unsearchable

Google will hide the page carrying your home address, free and without ID. It won't delete it. The exact requests, in the order that works.

How to remove your info from Whitepages

Whitepages removal is free and needs no ID, but it needs a phone call. The five screens, the no-phone route, and what to check after.

How to remove your info from MyLife: one form, and a State dropdown that decides how hard it is

MyLife's opt-out lives at /privacyrequest, not /privacy. Set the State dropdown first, and expect suppression rather than deletion.

Schema markup, and what it actually buys you

What schema markup does, the two blocks to copy, the two types Google retired, and how to check whether any of it worked.

Search and AI

How to remove your mugshot from Google: the free request that deletes it, and the form that comes back denied

The free Mugshots.com request that actually deletes, the Google condition most booking photo removals fail, and the image step people skip.

News and articles

How to remove your mugshot from Mugshots.com: two email addresses, and only one of them removes anything

Mugshots.com removal is free and email only. One address removes the record, the other only adds your disposition. Get your ID out of the URL first.

News and articles

How to remove your mugshot from BustedNewspaper: one hidden form, four accepted dispositions

BustedNewspaper's removal form is hidden and accepts four dispositions only. The exact fields, the 3 MB cap, and what to do when nothing happens.

News and articles

How to remove your mugshot from JailBase: the site is 404ing, so today's job is the Google result

jailbase.com is 404ing on every page. Clear the leftover Google result today, and file the free per-record opt-out when the site comes back.

News and articles

Which states ban mugshot removal fees: six order a takedown, five only pay you damages

Six states make a mugshot site take the photo down. Five only ban the fee. The state you were arrested in decides which letter you send.

News and articles

How to remove an IRS press release from Google: read the status code first

IRS Criminal Investigation releases before August 2021 already 404. Read the status code first, then file the one free Google request that works.

News and articles

How to remove a DOJ or U.S. Attorney press release from Google

DOJ publishes no removal process. The district contact who can edit the page, what to send with your order, and the two forms that refuse you.

News and articles

How to remove an FBI press release from Google: check who owns the page first

Open the release and watch the address bar: fbi.gov or justice.gov decides who can take it down. There's no form, so here's who to write to.

News and articles

How to remove a news article from Google

Google won't pull a live news story. The corrections request that works, the four search paths, and California's 20-day clock on a false one.

News and articles

How to remove a Reddit post or comment about you

Reddit only removes what breaks its rules, and there's no defamation rule. The routes that work, plus the Google step that moves the result.

News and articles

How to take down an imposter website

Host first, registrar second. Abuse forms that work, what makes a report actionable, and why a clone that steals nothing isn't the registrar's job.

News and articles

Does Bing SEO matter? Twenty minutes of it does

Bing is 9% of US search and 13% on desktop. The twenty-minute setup worth doing, the IndexNow toggle, and the work nobody should bill you for.

Search and AI

How to rank on Brave Search: your Google position doesn't carry over

Brave runs its own index, so your Google position doesn't apply. The re-fetch tool, the robots rule that blocks it, and how to get a URL delisted.

Search and AI

How to get cited by ChatGPT, and what you actually control

There is no ChatGPT submission form. Allow OAI-SearchBot in robots.txt, check the firewall for 403s, and track referrals with utm_source=chatgpt.com.

Search and AI

How to appear in AI search results: there's nothing to submit

No form, no submission. The crawler names that decide whether Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot and Claude can cite you, and how to check each.

Search and AI

Perplexity citations, and what you can actually get changed

There's no Perplexity removal button. The answer report, the privacy form's two required dropdowns, and the crawler rules that move a citation.

Search and AI

How to clean up your search results before a job search

Google's monitor, the removal form, and your own background file, in the order that works. What each one hides, and what it will never touch.

Record types

What reputation management costs, and why nobody else will tell you

Our standard personal reputation package is $2,488, one time, published not quoted on a call. What it covers, and why no big firm posts a number.

Record types

How to remove your name from Google search results

There's no button that takes your name off Google. Every route works one URL at a time. The exact forms, in the order that gets results.

Record types

How to run opposition research on yourself

Audit yourself in four layers: search results, data brokers, your FCRA background file, and PACER. What each turns up, and who already pulled you.

Record types

How to get a Wikipedia page created: the sources decide, not you

The Articles for Creation route step by step: the notability gate that decides it, the paid disclosure you post before editing, and the wait.

Wikipedia

How to get a Wikipedia page for your company: the sources decide, not the draft

Wikipedia has nothing to apply for. Test your company against the source rules first, disclose who is paying you, then draft and submit through AfC.

Wikipedia

How to correct an error in your Wikipedia article

You shouldn't edit your own Wikipedia article. Disclose the connection, then post an edit COI request on the Talk page. The click path and wording.

Wikipedia

How to get a citation or link added to a Wikipedia article you don't control

You can't buy a link into an existing Wikipedia article. The one route is a disclosed edit request on its talk page, and here's exactly what to post.

Wikipedia

How to increase podcast downloads: four levers, and one of them takes five minutes

Only your host counts downloads. The RSS category fix, Apple's pitch form and its two-week rule, and the YouTube setup, in the order to do them.

Podcasts

How to rank higher in Apple Podcasts: the three fields, and the category that picks your chart

Apple publishes its own ranking inputs. The three fields Search reads, the category that decides your chart, and why review campaigns move nothing.

Podcasts

How to rank in Spotify podcast search: what you control, and what you don't

Claim the show at creators.spotify.com, get the 8-digit code out of your RSS feed, set the first category. What Spotify says ranks podcast search.

Podcasts

Why an AI assistant can't find your podcast: there's no text to read

Audio isn't indexable, so assistants have nothing to read. Publish one page per episode with the full transcript on a domain you own.

Podcasts

Your podcast needs a web address, not a website

Apple and Spotify don't require a website you own, only a working web address in one feed tag. How to check yours, and when pages are worth building.

Podcasts