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Brinkley Davies: a 3-year defamation campaign, resolved in 7 days

Lifestyle influencer and pro surfer Brinkley Davies was attacked by a former associate with defamatory content across blogs, websites and social platforms, over 60 links crowding her first pages of Google, unresolved for three years.

50+ linksremoved from Google in 7 days
45pages & websites taken down at source
Brinkley Davies
50+ links
removed from Google in 7 days
At a glance
Links foundMore than 60, across blogs, attack websites, Facebook pages and Instagram accounts
Removed from Google50+ links within 7 days
Taken down at source45 pages and websites
Planned vs actualScoped for 30 days; completed in 7
ApproachThe full network worked in parallel, at the source and in search
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The challenge

By the time Brinkley reached us, the campaign had been running for three years: defamatory blogs, purpose-built attack websites, photos, Facebook pages and Instagram accounts, more than 60 links with hundreds of pages surfacing across the first 10 results of a Google search for her name. For an athlete and influencer whose sponsorships depend on that search page, every month it stayed up cost real opportunities.

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The approach

We assessed every URL and prioritized by impact on her personal and business brand, then worked the full network in parallel, taking content down at the source and clearing search results for anything that remained. The plan was scoped for 30 days.

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The result

It completed in 7. More than 50 links were removed from Google within the week, with 45 pages and websites taken down at the source. The stress of a three-year harassment campaign ended in days, and the media and sponsorship conversations that had been quietly stalling could move again.

★★★★★
“Content Removal shows a level of professionalism and compassion that is hard to find. Within 7 days they had everything back to normal, protecting my name, brand, and image. Highly recommended.”
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