Ask HN: How to find results removed from Google under 'right to be forgotten'?

Post by BurningFrog » Sat, Sep 17, 2016, 6:50 PM UTC

giovannibajo1 wrote: post #36

BurningFrog wrote: post #34

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It also allows every critical statement about anyone to be erased from the internet. This effectively kills freedom of speech. I'd rather have some embarrassing photos around.

Well, here in Italy, a girl just committed suicide because of some revenge hard video that was published 2 years ago and that became very famous (meme-level famous, including people printing t-shirts, etc.). She tried to escape for 2 years, including trying to change her name. Eventually, she just couldn't handle it anymore. I'd rather lose some accountability of past critical statements.

What do you mean by "some"?

What past critical statements are immune to this?

Post by int_19h » Sun, Sep 18, 2016, 3:05 AM UTC

kuschku wrote: post #40

int_19h wrote: post #32

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Is there a country without libel laws? Anyway, assuming that there is, that country had made a conscious choice that in its jurisdiction, this is not a thing that they wish to suppress, for whatever reason. If you live in such a country and are unhappy about it, you can either work through its political system to change the law, or leave for a different country. If you're already in a different country, you can sue f…

If a company in the US puts something on their website about me that’s libel under German law, I still can’t get it pulled. Yet, if I put up something that’s legal under German law but illegal under US law onto my website, my entire hoster is threatened by the US govt. unless they remove my presence. The right to be forgotten only gives the EU citizen the power that US citizen already have: to apply their laws global…

That US forces other countries to police their residents for US laws is wrong.

But I don't see how EU doing the same is of any help. Two wrongs never make a right, and especially not when they reinforce each other.

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