But, if you are dealing with sensitive images, it makes sense to double check all the other search engines and social media sites. The images you see in Google searches are displayed from individual websites. In my case, they were just thumbnails, so it doesn’t matter much. In my case, it took them 24 hours to remove all images that I submitted for removal.Įven though you have removed images from Google search, it might still appear on the source website. It might take a day or two for Google to take any action on your images, so be patient. Repeat the same steps for all the pictures you want to remove from Google search. At the bottom, tap Library Photos on device.
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app. Once done, click Yes next to the images has been updated/removed from the source and click on Next. When you try to delete a photo or video, you can let Google Photos read your SD card. Remember, you always have a choice of filling DMCA complain, if they don’t comply with your request. To make it more effective you can talk about how the image was uploaded without your consent and how uncomfortable it makes you. Now with the visual search engine of Google Lens involved, Google also knows the stuff you take pictures of and when you looked them up online. Next, you’ll see the message “We think the image or web page you’re trying to remove hasn’t been removed by the site owner,” From here you have two optionsĤ.1 If the images you want to remove are hosted on your own websites, simply update the alt text (in my case, I removed my name from the video title, description, and tags)Ĥ.2 If the images are uploaded to third-party websites, simply ask the webmaster to take down the images or update the alt text. Google is the all-knowing search engine it knows the embarrassing things you looked up late last night and so much more. Select the photo you wish to get rid of to open it. Next, click on this link to go to Remove outdated content and paste the URL in the box next to “Request removal” and click on Request removal.Ĥ. Follow these steps: Visit on your desktop browser. Right-click on the image thumbnail that you want to remove from Google search and choose Copy link address.ģ. In my case, I search for my name, and as you can see, it also shows my YouTube thumbnails.Ģ. Head over to Google images and search for the image you want to remove. In such situations, you can use the following workaround. Similarly, if you have recently discovered some of you unflattering images popping up on Google search, here is how you can remove them from Google.Īccording to Google Support, you can directly ask Google ( by filling this form) to remove images that contain sensitive personal information, like a credit card number, your signature, or nudity without consent. However, more often than not, your images don’t fall into these categories. So, if somebody searches for ‘Mrinal Saha’ on Google Image search, all they see is my YouTube thumbnail – which to be honest, aren’t my best first impression pictures. I run a YouTube channel (no, that’s not the problem) instead, Google index the video thumbnails and link it with my name.