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Takedown channels and timelines
Where we file complaints and how fast a site disappears. Google search: in as little as 3 hours. Hosting provider: 24 hours or more.
| Channel | What happens | Grounds | Time | Letter of authorization (LOA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Google | The page disappears from search. The site itself keeps working, so at the same time we contact the hosting provider and the registrar | copyright: a copy of your text, logo or images | 3-hour median | Yes |
Bing and Yahoo | The page disappears from Bing and Yahoo search with one request. Yahoo takes its results from Bing. Bing does not give a public copy of the complaint | copyright only. Bing accepts trademark complaints only for ads | 3-hour median | Yes |
Google Safe Browsing | The browser shows a red “Deceptive site ahead” screen before the site opens | phishing | — | No |
Cloudflare | Passes the complaint to the hosting provider and tells us who it is. Then we contact the hosting provider directly | phishing, fraud | 24 hours or more | No |
Hosting provider | The site stops working | phishing, fraud, copyright | 24 hours or more | Nofor phishing and fraud. Yes for copyright |
Registrar | The domain stops working, with all its subdomains | phishing, trademark | up to 2 weeks | Nofor phishing. Yes for trademark |
Social media | The platform deletes the fake account | pretending to be a brand or a person | 24 hours or more | Yes |
WIPO (UDRP) | You get the domain after a domain name dispute | trademark | about 2 months | Yesfrom the trademark owner |
What makes a takedown faster
All evidence in the complaint from the start
The complaint shows where the button leads, a dated screenshot of the search results and who owns the domain. The platform does not need to ask us anything. Method →
All channels at once
Search engines, the hosting provider and the registrar get the complaint at the same time. The page leaves search results first. Then the site itself goes down.
We file again
If a platform says no or does not answer, we file again and also use another channel. If a site comes back, we take it down again.
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