The honest answer has two halves, because removal and suppression run on completely different clocks.
Where there is a genuine policy or legal basis, platforms typically respond within days to several weeks per item. Escalation adds time. Outcomes are never certain.
Displacing a result from page one usually takes several months and depends on how authoritative the item is and how competitive your name is.
Removal can take days. Suppression takes months. Anyone quoting a date for both is guessing.
Clear documentation, a genuine policy breach, existing owned properties to strengthen, and an uncommon name.
Highly authoritative sources, syndicated content that reappears elsewhere, and very common names competing with other people.
Occasionally. Clear policy breaches such as doxxing or impersonation sometimes come down within days. Most situations do not work that way.
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