Can removal be guaranteed? What can't be removed
No. Nobody can honestly promise every page comes down, and I won't. A notice is a legal request to someone who may be out of reach or may simply not answer. What I can do is tell you straight what's likely to go and what isn't.
What stops a removal
- Sites that ignore every notice. Some do. I go to the host and registrar next, and Google separately. A page can survive all of that on its own domain and still be much harder to find.
- Content that isn't yours to claim. A photo someone else took, a page you licensed, or someone who only looks like you. Copyright protects the photograph, not its subject. See do I own my content?
- Your name on its own. Names aren't protected by copyright. A page that only uses your name needs another route, such as a platform's impersonation rule (Reddit's Rule 5, for example) or Google's explicit-content form, which covers a name or handle linked to porn sites unrelated to you.
- Lawful uses. Fair use isn't infringement, and a notice has to state in good faith that the use isn't authorized by the owner, their agent or the law.
- A counter-notice. The provider can put the material back unless you go to court.
- Copies I can't reach. A takedown works on a page or a link. It can't reach a file already saved to someone's device.
- Re-uploads. A removed page can come back under a new link. That's why re-scans matter as much as the first round.
What "removed" can mean
Two different results get called removal: the page is gone from the site, or it's gone from Google but still online. Delisting and removal at the source are separate filings. That's why the monthly plan's weekly report marks links as live, cached or dead instead of giving you one percentage.
The record so far
16,000+ takedown links filed for creators. On fapello.com, 570 of the 633 links I filed no longer resolve. That's one site, and it isn't a promise about any other.
What I will never do
File anything without your signed authorization. File against a link I haven't checked myself. Ask for your passwords. Promise you 100% removal.
General information, not legal advice. I'm not a lawyer and Abolita is not a law firm. Checked against the linked sources on 6 November 2026.
Quick answers
Can you remove someone pretending to be me?
Copyright covers your photos and videos, not your name. If the account reposts your content, those posts can get a copyright notice. If it only uses your name, it's a matter for that platform's impersonation rules.
If I can't get a page removed, is there any point?
Often yes. Google can drop a page from its results even when the site stays up, so a search for your name stops leading there. The page still exists for anyone holding the link, and I'll tell you when that's the realistic outcome.
Sources
- US Copyright Office: what copyright protects
- Reddit Rules
- 17 U.S.C. § 107 (Cornell LII)
- 17 U.S.C. § 512 (Cornell LII)
- Google: remove explicit or intimate personal images
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