We don’t believe in delivering a one-size-fits-all solution for all our clients. Though we follow a specific general process, we personalize it based on our clients’ specific requirements. Here is the process we follow:
Step 1: In-Depth Content Assessment
Initially, we identify a specific Hindustan Times news story that our clients want to remove. We also locate if the news story contains infringing, inaccurate, and defamatory content across Hindustan Times and its subsidiaries, such as HT Tech and Live Hindustan. We analyze whether the content of the HT news story is defamatory, violates platform privacy rules, and contains factually incorrect details. At RBS Reputation Management, our ORM team collects evidence like court orders, proof of falsehood, and personal privacy violations to send a formal news story take-down request.
Step 2: Strategy Development
Now it’s time for our personalized strategy development. Our ORM team decides whether they should send the editorial team of Hindustan Times a formal legal notice or an editorial takedown request. For this, we first find editorial, grievance, and legal contacts within Hindustan Times media, such as their contact numbers, email IDs, and other ways to directly reach out. We develop a tailored, detailed plan to provide the major reasons why we want the content to be unpublished or corrected. During this step, we specifically focus on inaccuracies and other factual errors.
Step 3: Execution & Implementation
Now that we have a plan, it’s time to execute the plan with effective strategies. Firstly, we send the formal takedown requests to the Hindustan Times Grievance Officer by providing specific URLs of those news stories, the type of issue involved, legal basis, and other major reasons. If the initial requests fail, we initiate a legal notice or implement effective Hindustan Times online reputation management strategies to escalate the request. If the Hindustan Times news article has already been picked up or syndicated by other third-party platforms, we ensure to target those sources as well.
Step 4: Monitoring & Reputation Protection
Our Hindustan Times media coverage removal services serve beyond the complete deletion of a negative news story. We equally prioritize monitoring our clients’ online presence and visibility, even after we successfully remove the Hindustan Times news story. It allows us to identify potential risks, such as any new negative HT news story, negative online mentions, and even other media coverage. If the HT news article is not all removable, we de-index or suppress the search results of the news story by using Google’s ‘Remove Outdated Content’ tool. To constantly monitor our clients’ online presence, we set up alerts to ensure any new negative HT articles don’t surface online.