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I think you have a point that "right to be forgotten" could be abused to censor the truth. But at the same time, perhaps there needs to be a way to de-emphasiz

by fouc 9y ago

I think you have a point that "right to be forgotten" could be abused to censor the truth. But at the same time, perhaps there needs to be a way to de-emphasize older truths? For example if Alice did something 10-20 years ago, should that appear in the first page of the search results? Perhaps it should be ranked lower due to age. Perhaps search engines could have a memory system similar to humans. Older stuff is gradually forgotten or de-emphasized or turn blurry. A humane memory system.

dabockster 9y ago
> Perhaps search engines could have a memory system similar to humans. Older stuff is gradually forgotten or de-emphasized or turn blurry. I think this is what is in mind in terms of a "right to be forgotten". Not the large things, but the small bullet points from 10+ years ago that, in a sane world, would be completely ludicrous to compare with your current self.