Here's What Europeans Are Asking Google To Remove From Searches

From a media professional to a former clergyman, here's what people are requesting to be removed from Google search results.

United Kingdom:

*An individual asked to have removed links to articles on the internet that reference his dismissal for sexual crimes committed on the job. Google did not remove the pages from search results.

*A doctor requested the company remove more than 50 links to newspaper articles about a botched procedure. Three pages that contained personal information about the doctor but did not mention the procedure have been removed from search results for his name. The rest of the links to reports on the incident remain in search results.

*A man asked that Google remove a link to a news summary of a local magistrate’s decisions that included the man’s guilty verdict. Under the UK Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, this conviction has been spent. The pages have been removed from search results for his name.

*A public official asked the search company to remove a link to a student organisation’s petition demanding his removal. Google did not remove the page from search results.

Italy

*A request from a crime victim to remove 3 links that discuss the crime, which occurred decades ago. The pages have been removed from search results for her name.

*Request to remove a link to a page that had taken a self-published image and reposted it. The page has been removed from search results for her name.

Switzerland:

*A financial professional asked the search engine to remove more than 10 links to pages reporting on his arrest and conviction for financial crimes. They did not remove the pages from search results.

Germany:

*An individual asked to remove a link to an article covering a contest in which he participated as a minor. The page has been removed from search results for his name.

Belgium:

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