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I deactivated my account, but it still appears on Google search. Why?

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You may have to wait a bit. Results aren't removed immediately upon deletion of the account; it takes time.

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I have a bunch of pictures from when I was younger on Google. I deleted them from Twitter but they still show up on Google. What do I do?

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Google has a cached copy of every picture they crawl from the web. Google will remove your pictures in 2-3 weeks once Google finds that the image link is not found or has expired.

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Due to being a victim of crime, I need to keep my information regarding my residence, etc. offline, but it keeps showing up when I google my name, even on sites I have clearly directed to remove it.

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You can try to contact Google to see if they will remove the results. Also try following the directions in Part 2. If the websites refuse to remove your information, contact the domain registrar (which will appear in the whois results) and report abuse, the abuse contact will be listed in the whois results. Carefully read all lines under the "Raw Whois Data," one line will have the abuse email or link. The domain registrar may force the offending websites to remove your data.

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How does my husband delete unprofessional looking information that comes up when his name is Googled?

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Find a contact email on the website that has the information and ask to have it removed from the page.

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I have two negative posts at the beginning of Google, then positive posts which are more recent. How do I switch these around?

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This article might be able to help. You can also repeatedly click on the positive posts in the Google results and then go back and click them again; this will make the results seem more "popular" to Google and could move them up.

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How can I delete public records?

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You can't delete public records.

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I found my Pinterest profile picture on Google Images. I edited my settings, but it is still there, how do I get rid of it?

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Google has a cached copy of every picture they find on the web. Google will remove your pictures in 2 or 3 weeks once Google finds that the image link is not found or has expired.

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How can I get a Google account?

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If you have an Android smartphone, you will already have one. On an Apple device, you can download a Google app (like Drive and Docs). If you have a computer, go to google.com and click "Sign in" in the top right, then on the bottom, click "Create account."

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How do I get rid of information about my children from Google?

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Go to the sites directly, and follow Part 2 in the article above for help with contacting sites directly.

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The website for my workplace states my name and position when googling my name. I am worried that someone who has a no contact order will find out where I am working. What do I do?

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Contact your workplace's IT or HR department and ask them to remove your listing from their site.

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