There's a possible darker side to this, of course. Today, the following story -- regarding an ex-member of the British Cabinet and a paedophile network -- star

There's a possible darker side to this, of course. Today, the following story -- regarding an ex-member of the British Cabinet and a paedophile network -- started gaining a lot of traction in the UK, mainly because there are an increasing number of Members of Parliament (MPs) demanding an inquiry[0]: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/02/lord-brittan-1980s-dossier-sex-abuse-claims http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/02/lord-brittan... The story itself has been around for decades. Coincidentally, Google have begun removing articles relating to the story[1] -- for example, the search "Leon Brittan PIE" will return -- at the bottom of the page: "In response to a legal request submitted to Google, we have removed 1 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read more about the request at ChillingEffects.org." Currently, for this notice, chillingeffects.org returns[2]: "Notice Unavailable: The cease-and-desist or legal threat you requested is not yet available. Chilling Effects will post the notice after we process it." Coincidence or not, it's a troubling how easily this mechanism can be abused. [0] http://www.exaronews.com/articles/5282/pressure-builds-in-parliament-to-address-child-sex-abuse-in-uk http://www.exaronews.com/articles/5282/pressure-builds-in-pa... [1] http://tompride.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/google-searches-for-leon-brittan-and-pie-censored-after-cease-and-desist-notice/ http://tompride.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/google-searches-for... [2] http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=1719125 http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=1719125