Google is not the only company that collects websites on a blacklist that pose a security risk to users. Depending on the amount of work involved, it may take between one to five days for a website to reappear in Google’s index. You should justify your request with as many details as possible in order to facilitate the work of the employees at Google and thus speed up the whole process. Prerequisite is that you removed all critical content and fixed all security problems on your website. If your domain has been removed from Googles index and you want Google to add it again, you have to submit a reconsideration request. Screenshot of the transparency report of Reconsideration request Webmasters can also find a tool to check whether a website has been removed from the index for copyright infringement at In addition, there are several free tools available on the internet that let you find out if your domain is blacklisted. If security problems occur, administrators receive a direct message via Google Search Console. In addition, Google offers webmasters various analysis tools for their websites in its Search Console. with site:) displays the warning message in the search results, this is a clear sign of a blacklist entry. How can I determine whether a page has been blacklisted?Ī simple way to do an initial check is to query the site on Google. Google then checks the reported domain and adds it to its blacklist if the suspicion is confirmed.

In addition, internet users can report a website to Google that appears suspicious to them. Browsers that use Google's safe browsing API often generate a warning page when accessing a blacklisted domain to warn visitors about potential security problems.

This can either happen via Google Search Console or via email. In most cases, the website operator will be informed about the entry. If this is the case, the affected page will be marked with the note 'This site may harm your computer' in the search results. Google blacklists websites that may cause security problems or that are in violation of legal requirements. Figure: Safe Browsing - Author: Seobility - License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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