You probably weren’t expecting it. One day you Google your name, your business, or even your phone number — and boom. Some angry post on a random forum is tearing you down.
It’s personal. It’s ugly. It’s full of lies or twisted half-truths. And it’s public. Worse? That forum post is now ranking in Google when people search for you. Even if it’s clearly biased or anonymous, people believe what they read.
At Reputation Station, we help Australians get defamatory forum posts removed, de-indexed, or buried — before they cause long-term damage to your personal or professional life.
Because if you let it sit, it won’t just hurt your pride. It’ll hurt your business, your income, and your peace of mind.
Why are forums still a problem in 2025?
Because forums are sticky.
They rank well in Google because they’re full of “user-generated content” and keywords.
They look authentic, even when they’re not.
And most importantly — they rarely moderate properly.
Sites like Whirlpool, Reddit, Ripoff Report, PissedConsumer, and even niche Australian forums can host unverified, harmful posts about real people and businesses. The poster might use a fake name. They might be from overseas. But the damage hits home — your name is now linked to their rant.
And since forum posts are public, Google picks them up fast.
Can you remove a defamatory forum post in Australia?
Yes — if you know what you’re doing.
Here’s how Reputation Station approaches it:
- We identify the post — the exact URL, forum structure, and hosting origin.
- We determine the legal ground — is it defamatory under Australian law? Does it breach platform rules?
- We act on multiple fronts —
- Contact the forum owner (if reachable)
- Report the post to moderators with terms violation evidence
- Escalate to Google for de-indexing
- Issue legal threats if necessary
- Pursue privacy takedown requests
- We suppress the link — if it won’t come down, we bury it. Hard. That means flooding Google with high-ranking, optimised, positive content that pushes the forum post down off page one.
“But it’s just one post…”
It never stays “just one.” Forum posts often get scraped, screenshotted, or reposted. What starts as one toxic thread can spread to multiple sites — and stay there for years.
It can:
- Cost you jobs
- Kill deals
- Ruin Google Business reputation
- Scare off clients
- Damage your personal life
We’ve seen it happen over and over. The quicker you move, the easier it is to clean up.
Success stories: how Aussies are fighting back
- A Brisbane business owner was slammed on a small trade forum. The post was fake, posted by a competitor. We got it de-indexed and ranked new press content instead.
- A Melbourne fitness coach was named in a nasty thread on a popular lifestyle forum. We had it removed within two weeks using a combination of platform pressure and legal reference.
- A Sydney startup founder was defamed on Reddit. We couldn’t delete it, but we buried it on page four of Google with articles, interviews, and branded content.
If it’s online and defamatory, we can handle it — no matter the platform.
Don’t let someone else’s lie be the first thing people see about you
You deserve a clean search profile.
You deserve to tell your own story — not let some troll do it for you.
📞 1800 622 359
📩 info@reputationstation.com.au
🌐 www.reputationstation.com.au
Let’s take that post down. Or bury it so deep no one ever sees it again.
