A while back, I made some posts in a porn community on Reddit that I'm not really proud of. After some time, I deleted my account, but I didn't delete the posts before doing so. Not long after, the community got banned. I recently searched for my username along with 'reddit' on Google and found those posts still showing up, even though I can't access them anymore because the community is gone. I'm really worried that friends or my partner might come across this. Can anyone help me figure out if there's a way to remove this from search results? I heard that links generally disappear after about 100 days, but it's been around 150 days already!
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Honestly, if it’s been over six months, you might be stressing for nothing. Most people won't dig that deep into someone’s past online posts unless they’re looking for it. But if you're really worried, try reaching out to Google with their removal request form to see if they can help you out. It might not hurt to give it a shot!
If you can’t access the posts anymore because the community is banned, your best bet is just to wait it out. Google does update their results over time, and it's possible that those links will eventually disappear. Just be mindful of what you post in the future!
I agree! Hopefully, it’ll all be forgotten in no time.
What kind of posts were you making anyway? That's pretty wild if it was a sexting community! It's good to be cautious, but seriously, it sounds like most people wouldn’t even think to look for you there.
Yeah, it was definitely a sexting community. I have no idea why it was banned, but it makes me worry more about those posts!
I get why you'd want to remove it—it's embarrassing! Just keep in mind that sometimes these things just fade away on their own after a while.