“How do I remove news from my Google homepage?” is really two different questions, and the right answer depends entirely on which one you are asking. Sorting that out first will save you a lot of wasted effort.
Quick Answer: Two Very Different Problems
If you mean the news feed on your device or browser (the scrolling headlines in Google Discover, a phone home screen, or a browser start page), that is a personalization setting. You can turn it off in your Google app or browser settings in under a minute, and nothing in the rest of this guide applies to you.
If you mean a damaging news article that shows up on the first page when someone Googles your name or company, that is a reputation problem, not a settings toggle. That is what the rest of this guide addresses: how to get a negative article off the results people actually see when they look you up.
Why One Article Dominates Your Branded Results
When a news article ranks on the first page for your name, it is usually because the publisher has strong domain authority and the article is highly relevant to the query. Over time these articles tend to hold their position, and in some cases climb, because they keep accumulating links and authority. Waiting it out rarely works. Getting it off your homepage results means acting on the article itself, not just publishing more content around it.
Remove the Article at the Source
The most complete fix is editorial removal: getting the publisher to take the article down or substantially update it. This works when you have a real basis (a factual error, a resolved legal matter, a privacy issue, or genuinely outdated content with no ongoing public interest) and when the request is framed correctly and sent to the right person. Our full walkthrough of how to remove a news article from Google covers the framing that moves publishers, and the SF Examiner’s complete 2026 guide to removing a news article from Google walks through the same escalation path in detail.
De-Index It From Google
If the publisher will not remove the article, Google can sometimes be asked to remove the URL from its search index, so it no longer appears in results even though it remains on the publisher’s site. This applies in specific, policy-defined circumstances, and the request has to cite the correct basis to succeed. For the realistic picture of when this works, see our explainer on whether Google removes negative articles.
GDPR / Right to Be Forgotten
If you have ties to the European Union, the Right to Be Forgotten gives you a legal route to request de-indexing of content about you under certain conditions. It affects European search results rather than US results, but for many people it is a real and underused tool. Reputation Resolutions includes RTBF documentation guidance in its professional services.
When Removal Is Not Possible: Suppression
Some accurate, newsworthy articles will not come down and do not qualify for de-indexing. In those cases the goal shifts to suppression: strengthening the positive and neutral results for your name so the article no longer occupies the first page. This is slower and less complete than removal, which is why it is a fallback rather than a first move. If you are trying to reclaim your name, our guide on how to remove your name from a news article is a useful companion.
Do Not Forget AI Search
Even after an article drops off your Google homepage, the same content can resurface in AI-generated answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews, because those systems draw from the underlying content, not just the current Google ranking. A complete strategy addresses AI search in parallel, which is a core focus of the RemoveNews.ai platform.
Getting Help
For a single article with clear grounds, a guided, self-directed approach is often enough. For major publications, multiple articles, or cases where earlier attempts stalled, the professional team at Reputation Resolutions can handle the full workflow and can scope the deeper removal work through its negative news removal service.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
