You might have noticed that Google is a big company. If you’re thinking about your SEO, you almost definitely have! And, just like when any person or company grows past a certain critical mass, Google has the power to do a lot more in our lives that ordinary everyday companies … like Coke and Cadburys. And with power comes responsibility … so why doesn’t Google act on their Inappropriate Image and Spam reports?
The problem with reporting
This issue has been brought to a head several times by images showing up at the top of Google Image results that are offensive in some way. There is a link to Report Offensive Images … but it just doesn’t work. Pictures remain after many days.
And although it downgrades the quality of their product, the same issue exists with reporting spam sites. They simply remain where they are, until something automated happens to remove them.
What can we expect from Google?
Like all companies, Google has limited resources. They have built an empire on automation – but unfortunately not everything can be automated. This problem is likely to continue. All we can do is recommend that you send a quick email to Google when your SEO spam or offensive image reports are ignored, but don’t waste too much brain-space on it … it’s likely to continue well into the future.