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It is possible to get local papers kicked out of Google search results for things like arrests that did not lead to a conviction [which honestly is a 90% soluti

• chc 12y ago
  That also sounds 90% good enough to make the media useless. A politician doesn't like an article about his corrupt behavior? Well, he wasn't convicted for anything in the article, so away it goes!
  • opendais 12y ago
    So, being acquitted is meaningless to you and should negatively impact future employment. Noted.
    • Crito 12y ago
      Forget acquitted, what if charges are never brought in the first place? Should the Nixons of this world have a right to be forgotten?
      • _delirium 12y ago
        If we're talking about the EU version of the right, it explicitly excludes public figures.
      • opendais 12y ago
        For the majority of people? Yes. If you aren't able to get the person in a court of law and win, you shouldn't be able to prejudice their ability to make a living. EU excludes public figures [I'm not sure exactly how its written]. It isn't like people are magically going to forget nationwide media coverage of someone like Nixon and his "I am not a crook speech". We still remember it decades later. I think I'd rather err on the side of protecting the poor and weakest members of society that probably can't get someone to take a libel case on their behalf for $$ than punish every guilty person "who got away with it". For every Nixon, there are dozens if not hundreds of people with arrest records published on the internet that never went to trial.