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Featured · Compliance

What a bank sees before it opens your account: your digital profile through a compliance lens

An unexplained refusal almost always comes down to what the bank found about you on its own. Here is what it checks, and how to prepare in advance.

14 October 2026 · 8 min read
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Removal & suppression

Removing negative information online: which channels actually work, and which one fits your case

The full map of working channels — platform, personal data, right to be forgotten, court — and how to tell at a glance which one is yours.

20 October 2026 · 10 min readRead the article →
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Removal & suppression

Suppressing negative search results: how to take control of your first page

When a page can’t be removed, it can be pushed down. How suppression works, what a clean first page is built from and how long it takes.

18 October 2026 · 10 min readRead the article →
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Removal & suppression

How to remove compromising material online: what can be deleted and what must be suppressed

Some compromising material comes down under the law; the rest has to be pushed out of the top. How to tell them apart — and why “guaranteed deletion” backfires.

10 October 2026 · 8 min readRead the article →
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Right to be forgotten

The right to be forgotten: how to remove a link from search, and what not to expect

This tool removes a link from search, not the page itself. The grounds, the differences by country and why a notable share of applicants are refused.

3 October 2026 · 8 min readRead the article →
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Removal & suppression

Removing a Wikipedia article: why “pay-for-results” does not work

A Wikipedia article can’t be deleted for money — volunteer editors decide by open rules. Notability, the routes that work and the risk of workarounds.

1 October 2026 · 8 min readRead the article →
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Corporate reputation

Removing negative company reviews: what comes down and what you outweigh

A genuine review is almost impossible to remove; a competitor’s fake comes down on a complaint. Where platform policy and law work, and what to do with the rest.

15 October 2026 · 9 min readRead the article →
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Search & AI

Google Knowledge Panel: how it appears and what you can actually correct

You don’t apply for a Knowledge Panel — Google builds it from its Knowledge Graph. How the person and company tracks differ and what can realistically be corrected.

13 October 2026 · 10 min readRead the article →
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Digital profile

How to check your online reputation: a step-by-step self-audit

Most people only google themselves in a crisis. A calm, methodical self-audit done in advance — the exact steps, surfaces and a risk map.

11 October 2026 · 10 min readRead the article →
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Digital profile

Personal reputation management: building an executive’s image in search

A person is harder to manage than a brand: a name instead of a trademark, namesakes, emotion. The audit, the levers and the role of AI answers.

6 October 2026 · 10 min readRead the article →
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Removal & suppression

Why an article can’t be removed “without a trace”, and what actually works

Copies, web archives, retellings and the Streisand effect. We look at the removal mechanisms that exist and why they are almost always combined with suppression.

2 October 2026 · 7 min readRead the article →
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AI models

How AI models build an answer about a person, and why they get it wrong

ChatGPT, Alice (Yandex) and Perplexity don’t know you personally. They assemble an answer from whatever sources are available. Here is where the errors come from and what to do about them.

25 September 2026 · 6 min readRead the article →
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Compliance

World-Check: what the database is and how to correct a record about you

Banks worldwide screen clients against commercial databases. We explain where the records come from, when they can be corrected and how long it takes.

17 September 2026 · 7 min readRead the article →
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Crises

The first 72 hours of an information attack: what to do and what to avoid

A planted story, a wave of articles, reposts across channels. The first three days decide whether it becomes the story of the week or remains an episode.

8 September 2026 · 6 min readRead the article →
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Corporate reputation

Counterparty checks: what others see about your company before a deal

Before a contract, a tender or an investor coming in, a company is checked against more than registries. Here is what makes up the picture and how to prepare it.

28 August 2026 · 6 min readRead the article →

News analysis

What changed in law, platforms and banking practice, and what it means for your reputation. All analyses →

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News analysis

AI answers above search results: what this changes for reputation

Search engines increasingly show an AI summary above the links. What that means for how you are seen.

16 October 2026Read the analysis →
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News analysis

Data leaks and lookup bots: why personal data is also reputation

Addresses, phone numbers and documents from leaks are becoming instruments of pressure. Here is what can be done.

9 October 2026Read the analysis →
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News analysis

Banks tighten checks on non-residents: what to prepare in advance

Requirements to evidence reputation and source of funds are rising. A short preparation plan.

1 October 2026Read the analysis →

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