Google reported in its bi-annual transparency report that government requested takedowns are up from the first half of last year. Brazil and the U.S.led the world for total requests for takedowns through a court order.
A good percentage of links were taken down, and more takedowns were on the way. When business owners first reach out to me about a Penguin hit, their emails can be hard to get through. You can hear the pain, frustration, and confusion come through...
Google complied with 97 percent of takedowns requests between July and December 2011. Google received almost 6 million URL search removal requests in the last month as copyright holders continue their fight against sites offering copyrighted...
The post comes following last week's Google transparency report showing who requests takedowns each month. In the past month, the RIAA has requested 52,715 URL takedowns. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is urging Google to make...
As just one week of requests matches the total amount of URL takedowns in 2009. Google receives more than 250,000 requests to take down URLs accused of copyright infringement each week. In the past month, Google has received 1.2 million requests...