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Removing a result from Bing: which request fits
Bing says it removes search results only in a narrow set of situations, and that the best way to get something taken down is to ask the website that published it. When one of Bing’s situations applies, you report it to Bing, and the page itself stays online.
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Before you start
What to have ready. Keep private images and files with you: none of these requests asks you to send them to us.
- The web address of each result, and a note of what it shows.
- Which of Bing’s situations it falls in: sensitive personal information, intimate images shared without consent, a site with exploitative removal practices, or copyright.
- Whether you have asked the website first. Bing says that is the best way to get content removed.
- If the page is already gone or has changed, what changed. That is a request for Bing’s Content Removal Tool instead.
What Bing says it may remove
- Sensitive personal information once verified, such as private phone numbers and ID numbers, or email passwords, login credentials, and credit card numbers posted on purpose and maliciously.
- Intimate images of a person shared without their consent, whether real or made with AI.
- Results from sites with what Bing calls deceptive and exploitative removal practices, such as demanding payment to remove private information, or having no removal process for sensitive personal information.
- Links to pages with copyrighted material, when Bing receives a legally sufficient notice of infringement from the copyright owner or its authorized agent.
For legal demands, Bing says it aims to balance freedom of expression and free access to relevant content with compliance with local laws.
Where to send each request
- Ask the website owner first. Bing says it doesn’t control what websites publish, and that this is the best way to get content removed from search results.
- For the situations above, use Bing’s reporting page.Bing's reporting page (opens in a new tab)
- If the page is already gone or has changed but Bing still shows the old version, use Bing’s Content Removal Tool to ask for a page removal or an outdated cache removal.Bing's Content Removal Tool (opens in a new tab)
What a report does not do
Bing says a report will not necessarily lead to removal, and that it keeps its removal criteria narrow to preserve access to information. Even when Bing removes a link, Bing says the information stays available on the original website until it is deleted there.
Questions
- Will Bing remove any result I report?
- No. Bing says reporting a concern will not necessarily result in removal, and that it keeps its removal criteria narrow. Its list covers sensitive personal information, intimate images shared without consent, exploitative removal sites, and copyright notices.
- Does removing a result from Bing delete the page?
- No. Bing says the information remains available on the original website even when Bing removes the link. Bing says asking the website’s owner is the best way to get content removed.
- Can Bing remove intimate images made with AI?
- Bing lists intimate images of a person shared without their consent, whether real or made with AI, among the results it may remove.
- What does Bing need for a copyright request?
- Bing says it may remove links to infringing material when it receives a legally sufficient notice of copyright infringement from the copyright owner or its authorized agent.
- The page is gone, but Bing still shows it. What now?
- Bing’s Content Removal Tool takes a page removal request for a page that is gone, or an outdated cache removal for one that has changed.
When doing it yourself is not enough
When your details are on a page that won’t answer you, our personal information page explains how we start with the source.
We are an independent removal agency, not the platform and not a law firm. The platform, search engine, or court makes the decision.
Official sources
Every fact above comes from these pages, read on September 30, 2026. Platforms change their forms; if a step looks different, the official page is the one to follow.