Dr Janice Duffy, the woman in the article, had many false &amp; libelous statements written about her on a website - in this case being RipOffReport. Per Google&#x27;s Removal Policy[1], the search engine forces you to contact a webmaster to remove the offending material yourself, or supply a valid court order of defamation. RipOffReport itself only gives you a few options: 1) She could&#x27;ve written a rebuttal to these claims, or 2) Paid off RipOffReport to do an &quot;Arbitration&quot; (extortion).[2]<p>She also could&#x27;ve sued RipOffReport in addition to Google - but like Google&#x2F;Reddit&#x2F;et al, they are protected by the Communications Decency Act in the States - not making them liable for anything users post.<p>In the end, what she should&#x27;ve done was sue the original authors of those posts on RipOffReport - winning the case (burden of proof is on her), and then having Google de-list the search result.[3]<p>Taking the third route in using a court order is by far the best way to go.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.google.com&#x2F;accounts&#x2F;answer&#x2F;1228138" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.google.com&#x2F;accounts&#x2F;answer&#x2F;1228138</a>
[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ripoffreport.com&#x2F;Arbitration.aspx" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ripoffreport.com&#x2F;Arbitration.aspx</a>
[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.google.com&#x2F;legal&#x2F;troubleshooter&#x2F;1114905?hl=en#ts=1115655%2C1282900%2C1115974" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.google.com&#x2F;legal&#x2F;troubleshooter&#x2F;1114905?hl=e...</a>