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I think the distinction is that it won't de-index the page for all searches. It will de-index the page when people search for Johnny DidBad. Case 1 User searc
by JamesBarney 11y ago
I think the distinction is that it won't de-index the page for all searches. It will de-index the page when people search for Johnny DidBad.
Case 1
User searches for "right to be forgotten abuses" he finds a webpage about how Johnny DidBad did a bad thing and is now abusing the right to be forgotten law.
In this case the right to be forgotten isn't doing anything.
Case 2
User searches for "Johnny DidBad" he won't find the webpage about how Johnny DidBad did a bad thing and the right to be forgotten abuses.
I'm not saying I agree with the law but I don't think it limits the ability to discuss the law, and potential abuses of it.
- hyperpape 11y agoWell, this is a reasonable distinction, but think about how much people look for high profile examples in political discussions.
- dragonwriter 11y agoIf it deindexes it for all searches that involve the user name, then if someone has heard of a particular abuse with the name, and attempts to search for "Johnny DidBad right to be forgotten abuses", presumably the results will be the same as for "right to be forgotten abuses" -- which might bury the results they are specific searching for, making accessing information related to discussions of the law -- which specific cases held up as examples certainly are -- more difficult.