- The author wrote an article in 2022 detailing Pollen's collapse, including layoffs, unpaid wages, missing pensions, and bankruptcy.
- Pollen's CEO Callum Negus-Fancey and CTO Bradley Wright were implicated in misconduct, such as lying to staff and a $3.2M double charge.
- Google removed the article from search results due to a bogus copyright claim filed under a fake name from uninhabited Bouvet Island.
- The author speculates Pollen or its executives hired reputation firms to file fraudulent DMCA notices to erase the story.
- A lawsuit in California (Tayler Ulmer vs Pollen) is ongoing, seeking unpaid wages and holding executives personally liable.