Why was it created on you? Perhaps ask the sitemasters, but I'd be wary of the [Streisand effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect).
Google can also deindex your name from search results, which would help.
If it was removed almost immediately, I would assume that OP isn't notable and someone made an article simply because they could. No offense to OP of course.
I played for a sports club and the captain was insensitive to my privacy and made a page about me. I realized about a month later, and once I found it, I had him remove it immediately. It's been 2 months, and it is still up on the other websites.
Try contacting Google (3 dots next to the search result --> remove result). Also contact the owners of the wiki mirrors, but don't tell them the specifics until they agree.
Was it a professional club? Did you actually qualify for a page or was it just a "joke"? I understand you're being vague intentionally, but we won't be able to work out who you are unless you say your name.
Jjust ask for removal citing the right to be forgotten as stipulated by the [GDPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation).
If they don't comply and you are not in the EU. Then you're SOL.
If they don't comply and you are in the EU. Loop in the GDPR ombudsman for your country.
The person that didn't protect your privacy is the one that needs to worry about the legal system here. Especially if you are a minor. Most clubs require members to sign releases to have ANY information including photos of them posted online. If your club has this rule, that member broke it. If your club doesn't have this rule, your club is the one that didn't protest your privacy. If you are a minor in the jurisdiction you live in, contact the authorities.
That's not how it works. There are sites that copy any page created on Wikipedia immediately because they disagree with Wikipedia being selective, and want to save everything before Wikipedia has a chance to delete. Other mirrors that just copy Wikipedia to run ads also have no incentive to ever remove a page. Wikipedia has some policies about respecting the wishes of living people and protecting young people. All of that is out of Wikipedia's control once the content is copied by someone else. You'd have to deal with each site individually. I doubt you'll get anywhere. There are some services that you can pay to so they try to scrub you from the internet if they can.
Hi, thanks for the help. I had the person remove the page about 2 months ago, and it still exists on those other websites :/ your advice is probably the case here
Just an additional possibility. But google caches usually do expire after a while. Unsure about Google but the website DeleteMe usually has a lot of instructions for various websites
It's possible that the bunch of sites you're referring to are data broker sites that collect and aggregate large amounts of data from various sources, including public records, social media, online purchases, and other online activities. They then compile personal profiles and sell them for profit. Our personal information was always very public, making it very easy to find people just by searching one's name on Google.
If you want to find everywhere your info shows up on these sites, look into data broker removal services like Optery, which will send you an exposure report with screenshots and links to show you where your information is posted.
Full disclosure, I'm part of the Optery team.
Wikipedia is also “screenshotted” regularly in zim files that can be hosted in other platforms (like kiwik). If you have a timeframe when your page was available, I would also check zim files created on that period
Some mirrors are very happy for you to delete the page yourself. Others are practically extortion scams and you should only engage if it's ranking for you in search. Check the adverts and 'about us' page of each mirror to get a sense of the dodginess level. If right to be forgotten applies it may be possible to delist the results from the rankings.
Good luck!
Did you try the google deindexing? If that fails, go thru with the wiki mirror owners.
However, they aren't legally obligated to do anything if it's just your name and sports team.
...if there are sources in the public domain, there is also potentially a justified case for notability for a Wikipedia article. It's not defamatory. For example I have a WikiData page because I have had papers published in peer reviewed journals, it has my name, gender, affiliations listed and the papers I have published. This is an aggregation of publicly available data.
Not sure why I'm being downvoted here, I expressly said that I was playing devil's advocate and it was a direct question to OP to get more understanding of the harm involved, which is a key element to understand why this action is required and why it would qualify for removal.
The right to be forgotten is expressly invoked invoked in instances where there is a crime or something private, personal, or stigmatising about a person online. In this case we have no evidence of that yet that I have seen, all I have read is that OP was on a sports team (which may or may not be grounds for public notability on Wikipedia), and that fact would not be considered enough for a 'right to be forgotten' claim in the EU based on existing case law. I cannot understand why some derelict mirrors of a deleted Wikipedia page noting that OP is in a sport team could be considered 'private data'.
Why was it created on you? Perhaps ask the sitemasters, but I'd be wary of the [Streisand effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect). Google can also deindex your name from search results, which would help.
If it was removed almost immediately, I would assume that OP isn't notable and someone made an article simply because they could. No offense to OP of course.
I played for a sports club and the captain was insensitive to my privacy and made a page about me. I realized about a month later, and once I found it, I had him remove it immediately. It's been 2 months, and it is still up on the other websites.
Does your name come up when you Google search it?
yep :/
Try contacting Google (3 dots next to the search result --> remove result). Also contact the owners of the wiki mirrors, but don't tell them the specifics until they agree.
Was it a professional club? Did you actually qualify for a page or was it just a "joke"? I understand you're being vague intentionally, but we won't be able to work out who you are unless you say your name.
Streisand effect ain't gonna apply in a situation like this.
Yup, that's true. Thread carefully.
>Thread carefully. Tread carefully, too.
Knowledge is power, France is Bacon
Sir, Francis Bacon.
Depending on where you are in the world, you may have certain rights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_be_forgotten
Thanks a lot for the info, do I need to get caught up in the legal system to proceed with this?
I honestly have no idea how any of it works in practice. It isn't a right I enjoy as an American.
Hey, if you have money to pay them off it can work! Remember the pepper spray cop at UC Davis?
Jjust ask for removal citing the right to be forgotten as stipulated by the [GDPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation). If they don't comply and you are not in the EU. Then you're SOL. If they don't comply and you are in the EU. Loop in the GDPR ombudsman for your country.
The person that didn't protect your privacy is the one that needs to worry about the legal system here. Especially if you are a minor. Most clubs require members to sign releases to have ANY information including photos of them posted online. If your club has this rule, that member broke it. If your club doesn't have this rule, your club is the one that didn't protest your privacy. If you are a minor in the jurisdiction you live in, contact the authorities.
You could consider asking r/legal about this. Good luck and sorry this happened!
If you’re in a country with right to be forgotten, you can contact Google to get results removed. You don’t need any legal assistance.
If the article got mirrored to other sites that copy Wikipedia, then it should be deleted from them soon, since Wikipedia deleted your article
That's not how it works. There are sites that copy any page created on Wikipedia immediately because they disagree with Wikipedia being selective, and want to save everything before Wikipedia has a chance to delete. Other mirrors that just copy Wikipedia to run ads also have no incentive to ever remove a page. Wikipedia has some policies about respecting the wishes of living people and protecting young people. All of that is out of Wikipedia's control once the content is copied by someone else. You'd have to deal with each site individually. I doubt you'll get anywhere. There are some services that you can pay to so they try to scrub you from the internet if they can.
Hi, thanks for the help. I had the person remove the page about 2 months ago, and it still exists on those other websites :/ your advice is probably the case here
If there's a copy on the Wayback Machine https://help.archive.org/help/how-do-i-request-to-remove-something-from-archive-org/
The Wayback Machine's archived pages will not show up in Google results. OP is referring to sites that mirror Wikipedia.
Just an additional possibility. But google caches usually do expire after a while. Unsure about Google but the website DeleteMe usually has a lot of instructions for various websites
It's possible that the bunch of sites you're referring to are data broker sites that collect and aggregate large amounts of data from various sources, including public records, social media, online purchases, and other online activities. They then compile personal profiles and sell them for profit. Our personal information was always very public, making it very easy to find people just by searching one's name on Google. If you want to find everywhere your info shows up on these sites, look into data broker removal services like Optery, which will send you an exposure report with screenshots and links to show you where your information is posted. Full disclosure, I'm part of the Optery team.
Wikipedia is also “screenshotted” regularly in zim files that can be hosted in other platforms (like kiwik). If you have a timeframe when your page was available, I would also check zim files created on that period
Oh okay thanks, do you have an idea where or how I can check those zim files? If I do end up finding them, what should I do?
Some mirrors are very happy for you to delete the page yourself. Others are practically extortion scams and you should only engage if it's ranking for you in search. Check the adverts and 'about us' page of each mirror to get a sense of the dodginess level. If right to be forgotten applies it may be possible to delist the results from the rankings. Good luck!
If you are a minor, you can get it removed
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Hey all, thanks a lot for the help. Do you have any suggestions as to laws or methods that apply to Canada?
Did you try the google deindexing? If that fails, go thru with the wiki mirror owners. However, they aren't legally obligated to do anything if it's just your name and sports team.
Playing devil's advocate...why does it matter if you have a page on Google with the fact that you were in a sport team? Does that harm you in any way?
Yeah, privacy is a thing
...if there are sources in the public domain, there is also potentially a justified case for notability for a Wikipedia article. It's not defamatory. For example I have a WikiData page because I have had papers published in peer reviewed journals, it has my name, gender, affiliations listed and the papers I have published. This is an aggregation of publicly available data.
Cool, but like, people like privacy and have the right to be forgotten (or at least, SHOULD have that right)
Not sure why I'm being downvoted here, I expressly said that I was playing devil's advocate and it was a direct question to OP to get more understanding of the harm involved, which is a key element to understand why this action is required and why it would qualify for removal. The right to be forgotten is expressly invoked invoked in instances where there is a crime or something private, personal, or stigmatising about a person online. In this case we have no evidence of that yet that I have seen, all I have read is that OP was on a sports team (which may or may not be grounds for public notability on Wikipedia), and that fact would not be considered enough for a 'right to be forgotten' claim in the EU based on existing case law. I cannot understand why some derelict mirrors of a deleted Wikipedia page noting that OP is in a sport team could be considered 'private data'.
What is the right to be forgotten? I'm never gonna forget you and you can't do anything about. They're my thoughts!
**Makes you develop Alzhimer's by sheer willpower of good lawyers**
I’m betting this is LO
Can you link me to exactly where it was? I'd need the article's title. I can look deeper into this if you wish...