{"id":723787,"date":"2026-04-25T06:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T03:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-spam-reports-with-personally-identifying-information-wont-be-used-and-processed\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T06:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T03:05:11","slug":"google-spam-reports-with-personally-identifying-information-wont-be-used-and-processed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-spam-reports-with-personally-identifying-information-wont-be-used-and-processed\/","title":{"rendered":"Google spam reports with personally identifying information won\u2019t be used and processed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a350e8af3340\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a350e8af3340\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-spam-reports-with-personally-identifying-information-wont-be-used-and-processed\/#This_is_a_change_from_what_Google_announced_only_a_week_ago\" >This is a change from what Google announced only a week ago.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-spam-reports-with-personally-identifying-information-wont-be-used-and-processed\/#Topics_on_this_page\" >Topics on this page<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_is_a_change_from_what_Google_announced_only_a_week_ago\"><\/span>This is a change from what Google announced only a week ago. <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\n<p>Google updated its spam report page for the second time in the past week or so, this time to say that if you include personally identifying information, the spam report will not be processed or used.  This comes just a week after Google said that information would be used and passed along to the reported site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What changed. <\/strong>Google posted on its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/help\/report-quality-issues\">spam report page<\/a> a new highlight box which says two points:<\/p>\n<p>(1) Don\u2019t include personally identifying information in your spam report.<\/p>\n<p>(2) If you do include personally identifying information, then Google won\u2019t process your submission.<\/p>\n<p>The text block reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t include any personally identifying information in your submission. To comply with regulations, we must send the submission text to the site owner to help them understand the context of a manual action, if one is issued. Because of this, we won\u2019t process your submission if we determine it contains personally identifying information to protect privacy. Not including such information fully ensures your information is safe and prevents your submission from being discarded.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What was before. <\/strong>As we covered about a week ago, Google said then:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cIf we issue a manual action, we send whatever you write in the submission report verbatim to the site owner to help them understand the context of the manual action.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This caused a lot of concern in the industry, not just from fear of being caught calling out your competitors or spammers.  But also for legal concerns.  Google\u2019s new wording above says this is now to \u201ccomply with regulations\u201d where I guess it can\u2019t share personally identifying information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>If you want to submit a successful spam report, make sure to not include any personally identifying information.  And if you do include personally identifying information by accident, you do not have to worry that the information will be passed along to the reported site. The spam report will just not be processed at all and  you can resubmit it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-display\">\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-content\">\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Topics_on_this_page\"><\/span>Topics on this page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-links\">GoogleEmailGoogle SearchInformation privacySearch engine optimizationPersonal data<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-show-extra-button\">+1 more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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