Hi everyone,
Once again we're here on the blog to answer a question many people have about online reputation management. This issue is common, and is often related to: How long does Google take to respond to a right to be forgotten request?
And honestly, it's no wonder—for many people it's a real headache trying to figure out how much longer they'll have to wait for Google to deindex that URL.
The truth about the right to be forgotten
When Google accepts a right to be forgotten request, it typically takes approximately 6 hours to propagate all the changes across its data centers. As you might imagine, Google has thousands and thousands of servers.
Can this process be sped up?
No, it's not manipulable, since only Google has the power in this case.
If someone is trying to convince you they can speed it up, they're lying.
Still seeing the URL after 6 hours—what could be the reason?
A common issue is that people are either outside the European Union (EU), so they're not affected by the right to be forgotten regulations, or they're using technologies that proxy their IP address, so they're being geolocalted to other places.
This can happen frequently with VPN usage or browsers like Opera, which have a built-in VPN service.
If you still can't get it resolved, wait up to 12 hours and then contact the reply email you received if necessary.