ZDNet: How to delete or hide yourself from the internet – 11 effective ways (and most are free). “While it can be nearly impossible to remove your digital footprint, there are tried and tested steps that can help you take control of your privacy and data. Follow our guide below to find out where to start.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/14/zdnet-how-to-delete-or-hide-yourself-from-the-internet-11-effective-ways-and-most-are-free/

Brian Teeter: Introducing X Twitter Deleter — An Open-Source Tool to Take Back Control of Your Tweet History. “Maybe you’re cleaning up your online footprint. Maybe you just want to reclaim control over your own data. Whatever the reason, deleting your entire tweet history is surprisingly difficult. That’s why I built X Twitter Deleter.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/13/brian-teeter-introducing-x-twitter-deleter-an-open-source-tool-to-take-back-control-of-your-tweet-history/

CBS News: The DOJ has been taking down Epstein files. Here’s what remains.. “Some of those removed documents contained explicit images or survivor information — including one document with unredacted photos of 21 survivors along with most of their birthdates. But the reasons for other files’ removal is unclear, such as a call log with all names redacted and images of Epstein’s jail bunk […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/05/cbs-news-the-doj-has-been-taking-down-epstein-files-heres-what-remains/

Unseen Japan: After Accusations of Coverup, Japan’s PM Defends Deleting Her Blog. “Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has found herself in hot water after quietly scrubbing years of blog posts from her official website. The mass deletion came after an investigation revealed that her past writings directly contradicted her recent claims that a consumption tax reduction was her […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/01/unseen-japan-after-accusations-of-coverup-japans-pm-defends-deleting-her-blog/

The Register: Gemini users say their chat histories have quietly vanished. “The complaints land barely a week after Google was already on the defensive over Gemini’s behavior, following a report by a user who said the chatbot falsely claimed it had saved sensitive medical data to persistent memory before later admitting it had effectively told the user what they wanted to hear.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/25/the-register-gemini-users-say-their-chat-histories-have-quietly-vanished/

TorrentFreak: Belgian Pirate Site Blocking Order Targets Cloudflare and Google, But Not Their DNS. “Belgium’s site-blocking machine keeps turning. A new order, obtained by local broadcasters RTL Belgium and RTBF, compels ISPs, Cloudflare, and Google to restrict access to five illegal IPTV services. Importantly, the latter two are not required to block content through their DNS resolvers, which […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/24/torrentfreak-belgian-pirate-site-blocking-order-targets-cloudflare-and-google-but-not-their-dns/

Found while I was looking for something else: Delisted Games Database – Updated Official Tracker of Removed Games. “Every year, hundreds of video games vanish from digital storefronts erased by licensing disputes, server shutdowns, or platform removals. For players, that means lost purchases and broken collections. For preservationists, it’s a cultural crisis: entire chapters of gaming […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/23/delisted-games-database/

Axios: Inside the Internet Archive’s race to save federal webpages. “Government webpages on USAID, DEI and gender, among others, simply ‘got wiped out,’ Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle told visitors during a recent tour of their headquarters in the Richmond District.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/22/axios-inside-the-internet-archives-race-to-save-federal-webpages/

9to5 Google: Google Maps ‘limited view’ now hides reviews, images for signed-out users. “Google Maps is more than just a navigation app, as it contains a treasure trove of data about locations across the globe. But, suddenly, Google Maps appears to be changing how it functions for users who are signed out, including hiding reviews and images.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/19/9to5-google-google-maps-limited-view-now-hides-reviews-images-for-signed-out-users/

Middle East Eye: UAE scrubbing Hind al-Owais from internet after Epstein emails uncovered. “Owais has served for some time as the director of the Permanent Committee for Human Rights (PCHR), a body created by the UAE government in 2019 to promote human rights. Mentions of Owais have been wiped from the organisation’s Instagram, X and LinkedIn accounts, as well as from its website. That […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/18/middle-east-eye-uae-scrubbing-hind-al-owais-from-internet-after-epstein-emails-uncovered/

Google Blog: A simpler way to remove explicit images from Search. “Today, we’re introducing a new, simpler way for people to request the removal of non-consensual explicit images from Search. This update builds on the range of protections in Search for victims of this harmful content.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/11/google-blog-a-simpler-way-to-remove-explicit-images-from-search/

NPR: State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office. “The State Department is removing all posts on its public accounts on the social media platform X made before President Trump returned to office on Jan. 20, 2025. The posts will be internally archived but will no longer be on public view, the State Department confirmed to NPR.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/07/npr-state-department-will-delete-x-posts-from-before-trump-returned-to-office/

AMSTAT News: Data Rescue Goes Local. “Data rescue is one of the greatest Data for Good success stories of the past year. A team of volunteers and individuals have come together to save data across the US federal system from deletion and dilution, as well as lessen the diminishment of staff, resources, and impact. This outstanding effort continues today with an emphasis on state and local data […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/05/amstat-news-data-rescue-goes-local/

Ars Technica: Dozens of CDC vaccination databases have been frozen under RFK Jr.. “Nearly half of the databases that public health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were updating on a monthly basis have been frozen without notice or explanation, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/04/ars-technica-dozens-of-cdc-vaccination-databases-have-been-frozen-under-rfk-jr/

Techdirt: Stop Killing Games Gets Over 1 Million Petition Signatures Verified By EU. “In order to compel the EU Parliament to take up the issue in session, the petition needed to achieve 1 million signatures. That happened last summer. Step 2 in the process is a review by the EU to validate those signatures, to be sure there is no shady [beeeeep-TJC] in them. And that just happened, with the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/01/techdirt-stop-killing-games-gets-over-1-million-petition-signatures-verified-by-eu/

What’s On Netflix: Stranger Things Radio Station ‘WSQK: The Squawk’ Archived by Fan After Going Offline . “Missed out on the live broadcast from Hawkins? A dedicated fan has archived the entire run of the Stranger Things Season 5 promotional radio station, WSQK, ensuring the 80s tunes and some hidden lore updates live on.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/31/whats-on-netflix-stranger-things-radio-station-wsqk-the-squawk-archived-by-fan-after-going-offline/

YouTube’s Unjust Deletion of My Channels: A Call for Accountability

I don’t often use my platform to talk about YouTube, but after what’s happened recently, I feel like I have no choice but to speak out. YouTube has deleted two of my channels — my author channel, jaimedavid327, and my meme and mashup channel, luffymonkey0327. This was done overnight, without any explanation, and I’m absolutely furious. Let me be clear: I didn’t engage in spamming, harassment, or any violations of YouTube’s terms. I didn’t do anything to deserve this. I’ve […]

https://theinterfaithintrepidart.com/2026/01/26/youtubes-unjust-deletion-of-my-channels-a-call-for-accountability/

Ars Technica: Zillow removed climate risk scores. This climate expert is restoring them.. “Zillow removed the feature displaying climate risk data to home buyers in November after the California Regional Multiple Listing Service, which provides a database of real estate listings to real estate agents and brokers in the state, questioned the accuracy of the flood risk models on the site. Now, a […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/24/ars-technica-zillow-removed-climate-risk-scores-this-climate-expert-is-restoring-them/

Search Engine Land: Why Google is deleting reviews at record levels. “Data collected from tens of thousands of Google Business Profile listings across multiple countries by GMBapi.com show a sharp increase in deleted reviews between January and July 2025. The surge began accelerating toward the end of Q1 and gained momentum mid-year, with a growing share of monitored locations experiencing at […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/01/search-engine-land-why-google-is-deleting-reviews-at-record-levels/

Perishable Press: Google Broke My Heart. “Recently, I asked Google to remove a pirated copy of my book from their search index. As usual, I filled out the obligatory DMCA report and sent it in, hopeful that it was just a matter of time before the copyright infringement was dealt with by the trustworthy and very capable Google search team. Unfortunately, that is not what happened. Instead of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/11/perishable-press-google-broke-my-heart/