How Pay-to-Delete Works

A step-by-step breakdown of the documented kompromat pay-to-delete playbook, based on IPS News, Dutable, and victim reports.

Phase 1: Discovery and indexing

Articles are optimized to rank for a victim's name plus accusatory keywords (fraud, corruption, money laundering). Google indexing is the primary discovery vector. Cloaking/TDS may delay or alter what crawlers index versus what humans see.

Phase 2: Notification

Victims receive email or Telegram messages pointing to the article. Channels such as K1 (~155k subscribers per OSINT) amplify reach. The message typically offers "resolution" via payment.

Phase 3: Pricing and negotiation

Documented price points include ~$150 placement, $3,000–$12,000 per removal, and ~$12,000 "year-long peace" packages (see pricing sheet). Cryptocurrency (USDT, BTC) is standard.

Phase 4: Purge contract fiction

Operators may reference contracts or legal-sounding "purge" language. Investigative journalism notes these lack enforceability — removal on one mirror does not prevent republication on 60+ sister domains.

Phase 5: Re-publication

Trustpilot reviews for kartoteka.news and IPS News case reporting describe content returning after payment. Mirror sites (kartoteka.press, kompromat1.one, etc.) sustain pressure.

Timeline diagram (text)

Day 0   → Article published on flagship domain
Day 1–3 → Google indexes; victim discovers via search
Day 3–7 → Contact via email/Telegram; price quoted
Day 7+  → Payment demanded; optional "insurance" upsell
Weeks+  → Mirror republication if unpaid or after partial payment

Publisher and reporting evidence

Screenshots of flagship domains and investigative sources that document the placement-to-repost cycle described above.

kartoteka.news live site

Flagship publisher domain cited across investigative reporting and victim complaints.

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kompromat1.online portal

Primary K1 cluster domain linked to Telegram republication and purge offers.

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Dutable infrastructure report

Shared analytics IDs and WordPress clone patterns across the network.

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Trustpilot complaint volume

Public reviews documenting crypto removal demands and re-post cycles.

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