Respect Network service
Correction, removal and de-indexing of DW (Deutsche Welle) articles, including translated copies.
12,480+
Negative Links Removed
3,250+
Positive Press Placements
850+
Interviews Published
420+
Major Media Features
We pursue correction, removal and de-indexing of DW articles and their translated versions.
DW publishes in many languages, and German press law and EU data-protection law shape what can be changed. We assess every version of your story free and choose the strongest route for each.
What we remove
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Complaints through the broadcaster’s editorial process for errors and stories that no longer reflect the facts.
02
Requests to remove or anonymize the original article where the facts, the law or the circumstances support it.
03
Language versions and copies that repeat the story in other countries.
04
Google and Bing requests for qualifying cases under EU rules, plus other grounds.
05
Defamation and personality-rights claims, and EU and German data-protection requests where the law applies to you.
Where we deliver
How it works
We read the article, check its sources and facts, note where it is syndicated or translated and choose the strongest route to removal, correction or de-indexing.
We assemble primary records that show what is wrong or has changed, collect every language version of the story and preserve the original pages.
We submit documented requests through DW’s complaints or editorial process and work with counsel when a legal or data-protection claim is warranted.
We submit search-engine requests where they qualify, follow up until resolved and monitor for copies and reposts.
We rely on evidence and lawful routes, never on pressure or payment to a publisher.
We build the case the broadcaster, the courts and the search engines act on.
German press law and EU data-protection law give subjects specific routes, and journalism has its own balance. We pair the complaint with the facts and the legal argument each version needs, then file de-indexing requests for qualifying cases. We are an independent service with no relationship with DW.
Typical scenarios
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A DW article misstates a company’s ownership and ranks for its name.
→ We document the correct facts and submit a correction request through the editorial process.
Our goal: Article corrected across its language versions
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A story appears in several languages, each ranking in a different country.
→ We identify every version, make the request at the source and file search-engine requests.
Our goal: Versions corrected or removed once the source changes
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An older article names someone years after the events.
→ We request anonymization with evidence of changed circumstances and file EU de-indexing requests.
Our goal: Name anonymized or the page de-indexed in EU searches
Pay-for-results guarantee
You pay only when we get the content removed. No upfront fees, and the terms are confirmed in writing before we start.
FAQ
We pursue correction, update, removal or de-indexing through the broadcaster’s complaints process, press and data-protection law, the courts and the search engines. Factual errors, outdated facts and old stories naming private individuals are the strongest cases. We assess yours free and choose the route most likely to work.
DW publishes in many languages, so we identify every version, make the request at the source and file search-engine requests for any that remain.
Google has a process for right-to-be-forgotten requests in the EU, which can remove qualifying pages from name searches. We prepare these requests alongside other grounds such as outdated content and personal information.
German press law and EU data-protection law apply, with special rules for journalism that give broadcasters significant room. That is why we combine the legal argument with the factual and editorial case.
No. We are an independent service. We use the broadcaster’s public complaints routes and the legal and data-protection channels that apply.
Our fee is tied to results: no removal, no fee. Every decision is the publisher’s, the platform’s or the court’s, so we assess your case first and confirm the strongest route and the terms in writing before we start.
Avoid these mistakes and your request is far stronger: demanding removal because a story is unflattering rather than showing what is wrong; threatening legal action you will not follow through; offering payment to a publisher; and contacting only one language version while others stay online. Send us the links instead and we will build one request with evidence.
Still have a question? Talk to our team
News outlets
Each platform has its own rules, reporting tools and escalation routes. Choose the one where the content lives.
Send us the links. We review them confidentially, free of charge, and show you the strongest route to getting them corrected, removed or de-indexed.
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