Indexed page removal issue

Question

Hi guys, I'm writing here because I am quite simply out of options.

I was a victim of revenge p****, where an ex posted private pictures of myself on reddit. That reddit username used to be somewhat associable with my real life identify - the post has now been deleted, but the page keeps being indexed and I can't request the removal from the index because it always the returns "We could not verify that the URL is no longer live on the web or outdated. Please check the URL for errors or try again later. Your request will not be submitted.". I don't know what else to do, I've tried every possible word combination.

Thank you so much for your help.

Answer 1

I’m really sorry you’re going through this, Help.

I want to acknowledge how difficult this situation must be. Having private images shared without your consent and then finding that search engines still show traces of it can be incredibly stressful and upsetting. You've shown a lot of persistence during a very difficult situation, so please give yourself credit for that.

I know it must be frustrating when Bing Webmaster Tools Content Removal not working as expected. However, it's worth noting that this specific tool is primarily intended for site owners/webmasters. Unless you're Reddit site owner, the better thing to do right now is to move from that and escalate the matter for review.

Path 1: Report through Microsoft's official channels

• Report a Concern with Bing 
• Report harmful or offensive search suggestions or related searches provided by Bing 
• Other channels you can also consider:
  • Copyright Content Removal Requests | Microsoft CSR 
  • Right to be Forgotten Content Removal Requests | Microsoft CSR 

Note: Refer to Privacy support and requests and How to report a concern or contact Bing | Microsoft Support 

2 - Submit Feedback directly from Bing search

• On the result page > click the profile at the top-right corner
• Choose Feedback and fill the information in the feedback window.
• Select Include a screenshot and take one of the result you want removed.

I wish I could help more than this, but Microsoft Q&A is just a user-to-user support forum. Contributors here cannot directly help with removing Bing search results or changing the index behaviors. You've already done a lot of the hard work by getting the original content removed, I truly hope you're able to get this resolved as soon as possible.

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