How to Get a Sun Article De-Indexed After Your Name Was Mentioned in Passing

You didn’t break the law.
You weren’t the focus.
You were barely mentioned in the piece — maybe a quote, a bystander, someone tangential to the actual event.

But now?
Google has decided that this article defines you.

And because The Sun dropped your name into the chaos, you’re getting judged every time someone searches you.

This happens more than you think — and you absolutely can fight it.

Here’s how we do it.

💥 Why The Sun Is a Landmine in Google Search

Say what you like about the paper — The Sun owns the game when it comes to SEO.
Their articles rank fast, rank high, and stick around forever.

Here’s why:

Massive domain authority
Titles stacked with trending names + cities
Regularly scraped and shared across UK news feeds
Syndicated across affiliates (TalkSport, Fabulous, Sun Online, etc.)
Articles appear in Top Stories, Google News, and even Google Image tabs when linked to events

That means even a single sentence mentioning you can do real damage.

And they rarely, if ever, remove or update content — even when it’s unfair.

🧠 What “Mentioned in Passing” Actually Looks Like

You might be:

Quoted at the scene of an event
Referenced as a former employee, friend, or relative
Named as someone nearby when something happened
Involved but never accused, charged, or responsible
Simply part of the context

Yet the way these articles are written, your name becomes index bait for:

The event
The location
The keywords that bring in views
Your own name search

It’s subtle, but it completely hijacks your online identity.

🔍 Real Example (Redacted)

Headline:

“Chaos as brawl erupts in Essex pub – witnesses describe scenes ‘like a warzone’”

Your role:
You were quoted by name as saying, “It was mental. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

That’s it. You weren’t involved. You didn’t fight.
But now:

Your name is in the article
It shows up when someone searches your name
It suggests you were part of the drama
Google connects you to the story — permanently

🔨 What Reputation Ace Does About It

Here’s how we wipe that nonsense off your record.

✅ Step 1: Legal and Context Audit

We gather:

Proof you weren’t involved (police statements, personal record)
Screenshots of the article and the exact quote/mention
Documentation of harm (job rejection, family impact, anxiety, etc.)
Date, tone, and framing of the article

We’re building the case for irrelevance — the key trigger for Google’s Right to Be Forgotten.

✅ Step 2: GDPR De-Indexing Request to Google

Being “mentioned in passing” is grounds for removal under Article 17 of UK GDPR if:

The mention is not in the public interest
The content is causing real damage
You’re not the subject of the article
You’ve been unfairly associated with a negative event

We submit a full de-indexing request to Google:

With legal wording
Personal impact statement
Supporting evidence
Our experience with past similar removals

When granted, the article no longer appears in Google UK/EU results for your name — even though the article still technically exists.

That’s the win.

✅ Step 3: Suppression Campaign (While It’s Processing — or If Denied)

We don’t sit around hoping for approval.
We start burying the article fast.

We do this by:

Creating fresh SEO pages with your name and controlled content
Uploading profile-style pages (business, hobby, location-based, etc.)
Building trust content like testimonials, interviews, or community work
Indexing rich media (images, PDFs, videos) tied to your name
Syndicating content across partner platforms to outrank The Sun

In short — we flood Google with the version of you that’s actually true.
The article drops. Your identity is reclaimed.

✅ Step 4: Ongoing Protection

We track:

New mentions of your name in Sun-related domains
Any copy-paste or mirrored content across blogs, forums, Reddit, etc.
Re-indexed content or Google cache updates
New keyword triggers that might drag the article back up

When we see movement, we strike again.
Fresh content. New appeals. More firepower.

🧱 Case Study: Schoolteacher Misquoted in Local Drama

Client: Secondary schoolteacher, 42
Context: Quoted by The Sun outside an incident they witnessed. The headline made it seem like they were involved.
Issue: Parents Googled their name, saw the article, and assumed the worst.

Action:

Submitted GDPR de-indexing with full context breakdown and supporting character references
Article removed from Google UK/EU for name-specific queries
Ran an SEO rebuild campaign for education-based content + qualifications
Cleaned up Google Image results with custom indexed photos and PDFs

Result:
Completely clean search page.
No traces of The Sun article — just credibility, career wins, and peace of mind.

✋ Don’t Let a Throwaway Mention Wreck Your Reputation

Your name doesn’t belong in someone else’s headline.
You shouldn’t be linked to something you had nothing to do with — and you sure as hell shouldn’t let Google decide that’s who you are.

If your name shows up in a Sun article, even briefly — we’ll make sure it disappears.

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