14.05.2014 - 13:01 [ Techdirt ]

Dangerous Ruling: EU Says Google Must Help People Disappear Stuff They Don‘t Like From The Internet

For years now we‘ve explained why Europe‘s concept of a „right to be forgotten“ is a terrible, dangerous and impossible idea. The basic idea is that if you were involved in something that you‘re not happy about later, you can demand that the incident be stricken from the record… everywhere. It‘s a clear attack on free speech — allowing people to censor others from saying truthful and accurate things about someone.