Google reviews and court records are easiest to remove, per 22,620 links

Key points

• Erase.com analyzed 22,620 links from about 1,650 websites, with work starting January 1 to September 21, 2026.
• Republished court records, mugshots, and people-search listings had the fastest median removal, under two weeks.
• Yelp, Trustpilot, Reddit, and news links rarely came down; news outlets often offered a name edit or de-indexing instead.
• Successful removals had a median of 18 days, but about one in 10 Google review removals took over 90 days.

Why it matters for marketers: Content teams should sort negative links by source and set expectations by route, since reviews and court copies differ sharply from news and Reddit.