Content removal vs SERP suppression: comparison and recommended use.
Removal eliminates the content; suppression pushes it below visible SERP positions. Removal is preferable when achievable; suppression is the fallback for content that won't be removed but can be displaced. Most engagements use both — pursue removal where success-probability is reasonable, run suppression in parallel for everything else.
Content removal is the primary approach when the content is removable / displaceable / responsible-to and you have the documentation / capacity / channel-access to execute.
SERP suppression is the right approach when content removal is unavailable or has been exhausted. Most engagements end up using both depending on the content type.
Reputation engagements typically deploy both approaches in parallel — they're complementary, not exclusive. Sequence depends on content-specific success-probability assessment done in the baseline audit.
Almost always — they're complementary.
Depends on content and platform. The baseline audit prioritizes by expected time-to-resolution per item.
Depends on volume and complexity. Per-item costs are documented in the platform-specific playbooks.