Google Updates Transparency Reports: Adds Preservation Requests & Expands Emergency Disclosures

Google says it provided information on 63 percent of the 30,138 global requests it received in 2014. The post Google Updates Transparency Reports: Adds Preservation Requests & Expands Emergency Disclosures appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Right-To-Be-Forgotten One Year Later: 70 Percent Of Requests Refused

The most often cited reason for RTBF requests is “invasion of privacy.” The post Right-To-Be-Forgotten One Year Later: 70 Percent Of Requests Refused appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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SearchCap: Google Reconsideration Requests, Google Answer Links & Bing Ads

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Google Reconsideration Requests, Google Answer Links & Bing Ads appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google Link Removal Requests Climb To 345 Million In 2014

Torrent Freak study reveals the number of Google’s takedown notices were up 75% from 2013. The post Google Link Removal Requests Climb To 345 Million In 2014 appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Study: 60 Percent of “Right To Be Forgotten” Requests Denied

Reputation VIP operates the Forget.me website intended to handle Google and Bing “Right to Be Forgotten” (RTBF) requests. Using three months of data, the company has released a study on RTBF’s impact in France, the UK and Germany. There was a smaller, separate study on Spain. It…

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SearchCap: Strange “Right To Be Forgotten” Requests, Ask.com CEO Refutes Arbitrage Accusation & More

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: In The EU, Lots Of People Are Asking Google To Forget Content That They Authored Here’s one from the “shaking my head” department: If you…

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SearchCap: Google Drops Author Stats, Google Shopping Merchants Ship & Reconsideration Requests

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: For More Accurate Shipping Rates In Google Shopping, Merchant Center Gets Shipping Configuration Tool Google launched new features today to help merchants…

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Since May 91,000 Right-To-Be-Forgotten Takedown Requests

The Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF) content removal requests in Europe keep coming in. It’s difficult right now to know whether they’re leveling off or continuing to increase. On the first day of availability Google’s RTBF online form, it received 12,000 submissions. Sources familiar…

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SearchCap: Google’s Detailed Reconsideration Requests, Yandex Block Referrer & New AdWords Policy Center

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Russian Search Engine Yandex Now 100% “Not Provided,” Blocks Referrer Data Yandex announced (in Russian) today that they have now went 100% secure, encrypting all…

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Google Reconsideration Rejection Requests More Details

Google’s Matt Cutts, the head of search spam, announced at SMX Advanced that they are updating how they handle reconsideration rejection requests with more details from Google Search Quality analysts. That means when a Google search quality representation reviews and responds to a…

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