Bad actors and "reputation management" firms use DMCA to trick Google into delisting articles that are perfectly legal and legitimate. Of course, people blame Google, not the DMCA.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-dmca-copyright-claims-takedown-online-reputation-11589557001?mod=searchresults
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-dmca-copyright-claims-takedown-online-reputation-11589557001?mod=searchresults