2016-05-26, 04:00 AM
The removal tool is only a temporary removal tool, and actually only hides the URL. From the Google resource linked to above:
"Make removal permanent
The Remove URLs tool is only a temporary removal. To remove content or a URL from Google search permanently you must take one or more of the following additional actions:"
Meta noindex works quicker, because after adding the tag you can go request a "fetch as google" in webmaster tools. Also i think the removal tool is longer in webmaster tool - i may be wrong.
"Make removal permanent
The Remove URLs tool is only a temporary removal. To remove content or a URL from Google search permanently you must take one or more of the following additional actions:"
Meta noindex works quicker, because after adding the tag you can go request a "fetch as google" in webmaster tools. Also i think the removal tool is longer in webmaster tool - i may be wrong.