Google has begun to break down the results of 'right to be forgotten' of power in Europe in May, with the BBC and The Guardian viewing items being removed from search engine next search.
The BBC and The Guardian reported that the parts have been removed from Google, as a column of Robert Peston discussing problems of bankers during the financial crisis of 2007. James Ball of The Guardian said that six of the newspaper articles have been removed from Google search.
Ball is calling editors to rebel against this, and has requested that the media established Twitter accounts that tweet links to articles that have been taken from Google.
Google started removing search results last week, following the European Court of Justice landmark "right to be forgotten" in power in May.
A Google spokesman told the Wall Street Journal at the time, "This week we are starting to take action on the requests we've received removals.
"This is a new process for us. Each application must be evaluated individually, and we are working as fast as possible to get through the queue."
Google did not seem very happy about the whole thing, and did not disclose further details about the process, which means that it is unclear the number of applications the company has received, or how many have been removed so far. If recent reports are to be believed, takedown requests have exceeded the level of 50000.
Bloomberg noted that, in addition to items from the BBC and The Guardian, the search engine has been removed interrnet a link to a Spanish newspaper that was subject to prosecution for Costeja Mario Gonzalez. A search of Gonzalez name now displays the text at the bottom of the page that says. "Some results may have been eliminated under the law of data protection in Europe"
"We are showing this ad in Europe when a user searches most of the names, not just the pages that have been affected by a withdrawal," Google said on its website.
In late May, Google began to offer EU citizens an online tool to fill if they want a removed from their search results link.
By submitting an application, Google said users will have to provide at least one type of photo identification, saying that the links will be removed only if the information is inaccurate, misleading or no longer relevant.
The BBC and The Guardian reported that the parts have been removed from Google, as a column of Robert Peston discussing problems of bankers during the financial crisis of 2007. James Ball of The Guardian said that six of the newspaper articles have been removed from Google search.
Ball is calling editors to rebel against this, and has requested that the media established Twitter accounts that tweet links to articles that have been taken from Google.
Google started removing search results last week, following the European Court of Justice landmark "right to be forgotten" in power in May.
A Google spokesman told the Wall Street Journal at the time, "This week we are starting to take action on the requests we've received removals.
"This is a new process for us. Each application must be evaluated individually, and we are working as fast as possible to get through the queue."
Google did not seem very happy about the whole thing, and did not disclose further details about the process, which means that it is unclear the number of applications the company has received, or how many have been removed so far. If recent reports are to be believed, takedown requests have exceeded the level of 50000.
Bloomberg noted that, in addition to items from the BBC and The Guardian, the search engine has been removed interrnet a link to a Spanish newspaper that was subject to prosecution for Costeja Mario Gonzalez. A search of Gonzalez name now displays the text at the bottom of the page that says. "Some results may have been eliminated under the law of data protection in Europe"
"We are showing this ad in Europe when a user searches most of the names, not just the pages that have been affected by a withdrawal," Google said on its website.
In late May, Google began to offer EU citizens an online tool to fill if they want a removed from their search results link.
By submitting an application, Google said users will have to provide at least one type of photo identification, saying that the links will be removed only if the information is inaccurate, misleading or no longer relevant.
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