Social Networks And Directories Main Target Of European Search De-Listing Requests | TechCrunch

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Some interesting data has been released today by the Forget.me service, regarding Europe’s so-called ‘right to be forgotten’ (rtbf) court ruling which seeks to balance the region’s individual privacy rights against the algorithmic power of search engines — especially Google — to determine which personal information is foregrounded within public search results.

The rtbf ruling has drawn the loudest and angriest criticism from search engines, free speech advocates and the press — with attacks generally declaiming the ruling as ‘censorship of information’. However new data on the type of requests being submitted suggests perceived risks to the freedom of the press and ‘human knowledge’ are being exaggerated.

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