Google recently fixed a bug that enabled anyone to anonymously use an official Google tool to remove any URL from Google search and get away with it. The tool had the potential to be used to devastate competitor rankings by removing their URLs completely from Google’s index. The bug was known by Google since 2023 but until now Google hadn’t taken action to fix it.
Tool Exploited For Reputation Management
A report by the Freedom of the Press Foundation recounted the case of a tech CEO who had employed numerous tactics to “censor” negative…








