Google launches tool to remove minors’ photos online

In August, Google had announced to bring out new policy changes to safeguard under-18 users online.

As promised, Google has released a tool that will allow teenager or their parents to remove photos from appearing on its search engine.

“We believe this change will help give young people more control over their digital footprint and where their images can be found on Search,” said Danny Sullivan, Public Liaison for Search, Google.

Here’s how to submit the online form requesting removal of photos to Google:

Step1: Visit the help page (here) for the new policy to understand the information you’ll need to provide when using the request form.