This was reported by Reuters, Ukrinform reports.

The case before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerned two executives of a group of investment companies asking Google to remove search results that linked their names to certain articles critical of the group’s investment model. They also asked Google to remove thumbnail photos from search results. However, the company denied the requests, saying it did not know whether the information in the articles was correct.

Subsequently, a German court applied to the CJEU regarding the balance between the right to be forgotten and the right to freedom of expression and information.

The European Court ruled that “If the person requesting the cancellation of these links proves that such information is manifestly false, the operator of the search engine must cancel the link to the information contained in the linked content.”

At the same time, it is emphasized that such evidence does not necessarily result from a court decision against the site administrators, and that users should only present evidence that is reasonably requested from them.

Google said that relevant links and thumbnails are no longer found in web and image searches.

“Since 2014 we have worked hard to enforce the right to be forgotten in Europe and to strike a reasonable balance between people’s right to access information and privacy,” said a company spokesperson.

The right to be forgotten is the right that allows a person, under certain conditions, to request that their personal data be removed from public access via search engines, i.e. to link to data that may harm them. He. This applies to outdated, inappropriate, incomplete, inaccurate or unnecessary data, or information whose legal basis for retention has expired.