Title: Search Manipulation, Identity Misattribution, and AI-Generated Misleading Displays Author: ASADA Misuzu (Japan)
I would like to report a series of incidents occurring on Google Search and related platforms that may involve search manipulation, black-hat SEO activities, and AI-generated misinformation affecting my name, identity, and artistic work.
1. In Google Search results for “ASADA Misuzu”, my official YouTube videos are repeatedly displayed with advertisements from “Rakuten Beauty” placed directly above them (showing prices such as 3,600 yen or 500 yen for stylist fees).
This creates a false impression that my musical work is associated with or priced as a beauty-salon service, which is severely damaging to my professional identity.
2. Multiple suspicious sites, including “Grow's Link”, appear under my name using white text and other techniques often seen in black-hat SEO operations. Google has not taken action despite repeated feedback submissions.
3. Lemon8, even when my posts were set to private, generated unauthorized posts using my name and unrelated content (e.g., about a Maltese dog). This suggests misuse of personal identifiers.
4. My academic and artistic identity (“ASADA Misuzu” as listed on my university and graduate-school certificates) is being misrepresented in search results, creating reputational harm.
5. Rakuten Beauty reviews stopped suddenly (198 reviews as of June 14, 2025) and have shown no natural growth, raising questions about the integrity of the review system.
6. This issue is not only about my personal reputation but also about the misuse of AI-generated summaries (“AI mode” / “Overview”), which frequently mix unrelated entities, display false attributions, or combine government and police information incorrectly.
I have reported these issues to the Hyogo Prefectural Police and submitted multiple feedback reports to Google.
However, the misleading displays continue to appear, and the situation may indicate structural misuse of AI and SEO manipulation that should be examined at an international level.
I will continue documenting these incidents on my public blog for transparency.
— ASADA Misuzu
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Pianist, Composer, Researcher
Hyogo Prefecture, Japan