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Check any domain's copyright takedown history from the Google Transparency Report.

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Fake DMCA takedowns are deindexing pages in SEO / iGaming. Monitor your site's indexation daily and get alerted the moment Google drops a page → indexchecker.net
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What is a DMCA takedown?

The DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) gives copyright holders a way to ask Google to remove infringing URLs from search results. Google logs every request it receives in the Transparency Report, including how many URLs were flagged, how many got removed, and how many weren't even in the index. That's the data this tool pulls.

Why check DMCA history before buying a domain?

If you're buying an expired domain for SEO, DMCA history tells you whether the previous owner was running a piracy site, an illegal streaming portal, or a content scraper. Hundreds of copyright complaints are a red flag, and the damage doesn't go away when the domain drops.

  • • Deindexed URLs - Google permanently removes URLs after valid DMCA requests. If a domain has thousands of removed URLs, those pages won't rank again, no matter what you publish there.
  • • Domain reputation - Google can demote entire domains with heavy DMCA histories. You'd be starting with a handicap.
  • • Backlink profile - Piracy sites attract spammy links. A domain with 10,000 DMCA requests probably has a toxic backlink profile too.

How Google handles copyright complaints

Here's what happens when a copyright holder files a DMCA request with Google:

  • • Review - Google checks the request for validity. Not all requests get approved.
  • • Removal - Valid URLs get pulled from search results. The content stays on the website, but nobody finds it through Google.
  • • Public record - Every request shows up in the Google Transparency Report. That's where we get the data.
  • • Ranking demotion - Domains that rack up a lot of valid DMCA requests can get demoted in search results across the board.

Frequently asked questions

What does a "Clean" result mean?

It means the Google Transparency Report has no DMCA takedown requests recorded for that domain at the time we checked. That's a good signal if you're thinking of buying it — but the Transparency Report only covers what's been reported to Google, so treat it as one strong signal, not a full audit.

Should I avoid domains with DMCA history?

Not always. A handful of requests (Low Risk) is normal, even for legitimate sites. But hundreds or thousands of requests? That domain was almost certainly used for piracy, and Google probably penalized it.

Where does this data come from?

Straight from the Google Transparency Report. Google publishes every copyright removal request it receives, and we pull that data for the domain you enter.

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