DUBLIN, IRELAND (August 12, 2026) — Google’s notice identified neither the requester nor the affected pages. It provided no explanation for the decision.
That left only one option: investigate.
After testing Google search results from Ireland using the names Dawn Warren and Adam Salgado, then comparing those results with searches using article headlines and distinctive phrases from the reporting, Talk of the Sound reached a conclusion about what was most likely affected.
The article also examines the timing of the Google notice in relation to the Warren-Salgado federal defamation lawsuit, explains why Google’s process leaves publishers unable to meaningfully challenge these decisions, and asks what this means for investigative journalism and reporting on public officials.